Club River Plate (Asunción)

Club River Plate Asunción[1] (mostly known simply as River Plate) is a Paraguayan football club from the neighbourhood of Mburicaó, in Asunción; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finishes they achieved when they were playing in the first division.

River Plate
Full nameClub River Plate Asunción
Nickname(s)El Kelito
Founded15 January 1911 (1911-01-15)
GroundEstadio River Plate,
Asunción, Paraguay
Capacity6,500
ChairmanCarlos Aníbal Ortega
ManagerAriel Galeano
LeaguePrimera División
2019 Clausura8th

History

In 2015, River Plate were crowned champions on the División Intermedia and were promoted to the Primera División Paraguaya for the 2016 season.[2][3]

Current squad

As of 20 December 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Osvaldo Cabral
2 DF  PAR Gustavo Giménez
3 MF  PAR Francisco Parra
4 DF  PAR Carlos Montiel
5 DF  PAR Richard Salinas
6 DF  PAR Mario Saldívar
7 MF  PAR Silvio Torales
8 MF  PAR Cristian Sosa
9 FW  PAR Robin Ramírez
10 MF  PAR Alberto Contrera
11 FW  PAR Marco Prieto
12 GK  PAR Armando Vera
13 DF  ARG Matías Maidana
14 MF  PAR Darío Cáceres (on loan from Lanús)
15 MF  PAR Diego Barreto
16 MF  PAR Ramón Rosa
17 MF  PAR Marcelo González
18 DF  URU Richard Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  PAR Epifanio García
20 FW  PAR Dionicio Pérez
21 MF  PAR Juan Gauto
22 MF  ARG Emiliano Agüero
23 DF  PAR Rodrigo Alborno
24 DF  PAR Nicolás Rojas
25 FW  PAR Alexis Rojas
27 GK  PAR Pablo Gavilán
28 FW  PAR Walter Gaona
29 DF  COL José Moreno
30 FW  ECU Juan Anangonó
32 MF  PAR Jorge Núñez
33 MF  PAR Aldo Quiñónez
34 MF  PAR Alex González
35 FW  PAR Francisco Bareiro
39 DF  PAR Jorge Paredes
DF  PAR Rodrigo Vera

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Played at least 125 games for the club.
  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Been part of a national team squad at any time.
  • Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
  • Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.

Honours

Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930
1913, 1957, 2018
2010

References


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