Rubén Dario Maldonado Brizuela (born 29 April 1979 in

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) is a former

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defender who last played for

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in the

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. He made his Italian Serie A debut on 11 March 2000, against

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. Maldonado was part of the Paraguay national under-20 football team that participated in the 1999

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he has since gone on to represent Paraguay at senior international level. Maldonado signed for the team where he was "born in soccer",

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. He took part of the squad in the second half of the 2010 season, the Clausura 2010 in Paraguay.

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* * 1979 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Club Olimpia footballers Cosenza Calcio 1914 players Venezia FC players SSC Napoli players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Sportivo Carapeguá footballers Boca Unidos footballers Club Guaraní players Club Nacional footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Argentine Primera División players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football defenders Footballers from Asunción {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub