Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado (31 December 1938 – 6 December 2009) was a Paraguayan

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defender; most commonly playing in the left-back position.

Career

Echagüe started his career at Club Adolfo Riquelme from his hometown, Concepción. In 1947, he was transferred to

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

and made his debut in the first team squad in 1950. He was part of the Olimpia team that won five consecutive titles coached then by the great Aurelio González. Echagüe played for the

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in several occasions, most notably in the

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References

1938 births 2009 deaths People from Concepción, Paraguay Footballers from Concepción Department, Paraguay Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Paraguay men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football defenders {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub