Raúl Páez
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Raúl Alberto Páez (26 May 1937 – 29 May 1996) was an Argentine association football player. Páez began his career in 1958 at
San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
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. With San Lorenzo he won the 1959 Argentine Primera División and took part in the 1960 Copa Libertadores where they reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by Uruguayan side C.A. Peñarol. While at San Lorenzo Páez was called up to the Argentina squad for the
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, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Páez appeared in matches against England and Bulgaria. Páez stayed with San Lorenzo until 1967 before moving to Quilmes Atlético Club where he retired after the 1968 season. In total he played 222 matches in the Argentine league and scored 3 goals. Raúl Páez died in Brazil on 29 May 1996.


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* * 1937 births 1996 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Men's association football defenders 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub