Victoriano Leguizamón Cristaldo (23 March 1922 – 7 April 2007) was a Paraguayan football player and coach. A

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, he was part of the Paraguay national team's squads for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1953 South American Championship, the latter of which being won by

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Club career

Leguizamón started his career in his hometown Concepción before arriving in Asunción at the age of 18 to play for C.A. River Plate. In 1945 he signed for Libertad and in the next year he went to Argentina to play for Quilmes A.C. and then for Boca Juniors. In 1950 he came back to Paraguay to play for Olimpia Asunción until 1956.

International career

Leguizamón was part of the

squad at the 1950 World Cup He played in Paraguay’s whole two games against

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, his first cap with Paraguay and

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. He also competed in the 1953 Copa América tournament which was won by Paraguay, playing all seven games as the competition was eventually won by Paraguay. Leguizamón was also part of Paraguay's

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for the 1956 South American Championship, playing four games. The friendly against

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on 12 June 1956 was his last cap with Paraguay. He had 19 caps and no goals playing for Paraguay.

Managerial career

As a coach, he managed several teams from his native city Concepción.

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* 1922 births Paraguayan men's footballers Club Libertad footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Olimpia footballers Paraguay men's international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina 2007 deaths Men's association football midfielders People from Concepción, Paraguay Footballers from Concepción Department, Paraguay {{Paraguay-footy-midfielder-stub