Paolo Duval Goltz (born 12 May 1985) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Colón.

Career

Huracan

He came to the club from Atlético Hasenkamp in 2001 and made the lower divisions in the entity of Parque de los Patricios. He made his debut in First on November 24, 2002 in the match between Huracán and Gimnasia and Esgrima La Plata that ended 0-0.1

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was the team's coach. But it continued with the arrival of

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to the club in 2004. He won ownership when he returned to the First Division of the Globe in 2007 under the technical direction of

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. They ratified it in the central defense

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and later Claudio Ubeda. He was appointed captain of the team as of Apertura 2008, and was captain and benchmark of the team formed by

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called "Los Ángeles de Cappa" in Clausura 2009. From his debut to the end of Apertura 2009, he has recorded 166 games played with 30 goals.

Lanus

After eight years playing for Huracán, Goltz joined

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in July 2010 in a US$2 million deal. Goltz captained Lanús to their first

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championship in

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, scoring in the first leg of the

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against Ponte Preta of Brazil. In December 2013, he was awarded the 2013 South American Cup with

, acting as captain and as one of its main figures; so much so that he was chosen as a defender of the Ideal Team of America that same year.

Club America

On 29 May 2014, Goltz signed with Mexican club América. On May 29, 2014, the transfer of Goltz to

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was confirmed, where he signed for three seasons for a figure of around 1.2 million dollars. On December 14, 2014, América was established as champion of the Apertura Tournament. 2014 of Liga MX. He was praised by many Club America for being a brave and tough defender for the team. In his first season with the club, Goltz won the Apertura championship and the

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. In the Apertura 2016 Liga MX Final vs Tigres, he was wrongly sent off at the 105th minute during a massive brawl and he went off upset.

Boca Juniors

On July 6, 2017, Paolo Goltz signed his three-year contract with

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of Argentina, thus being the first reinforcement of said club for the La Boca team. He quickly became the two starters of Boca Juniors and formalized an even defense with Magallán. In 2018, due to his poor performance and the hiring of Izquierdoz in the winter market, he began to lose ground in the first team, until, with the arrival of Lisandro López on loan in 2019, Goltz lost the title. On July 24, 2019, Paolo Goltz would return as a starter after a long inactivity, he would be firm and sure in Boca's 0-1 victory over

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for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores 2019.

Honours

Lanús *

América *

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: Apertura 2014 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 Boca Juniors *

: 2017–18 *

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* * * * 1985 births Living people People from Paraná Department Argentine people of German descent Argentina international footballers Association football defenders Argentine footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club América footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Sportspeople from Entre Ríos Province {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub