Ángel Amarilla
Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano (born 27 July 1981) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Capitán Figari | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Olimpia | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Atlético Rafaela | 27 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Valencia B | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Getafe (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Badajoz (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Racing Club (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Valencia B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Burjassot | ||
| 2007–2009 | Alzira | 49 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Sant Andreu | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Alzira | 30 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Huracán | 134 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | Paterna | ? | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015 | |||
Football career edit
Born in Eusebio Ayala, Amarilla was signed by Valencia CF in the summer of 1999, being hailed as of one of the biggest promises in his country after playing as a 17-year-old for Atlético de Rafaela, which led his agent Eduardo Gamarnik trying to find a club for him in Europe. He was initially assigned to the B-team.
On 21 November 2000 Amarilla made his first – and only – official appearance for the main squad, with coach Héctor Cúper fielding him in a 2–0 home win against SK Sturm Graz for the season's UEFA Champions League second group stage.[1] Released by the Che in June 2006 after several loans,[2][3][4] he resumed his career in the Spanish lower leagues, mainly with UD Alzira and mostly in the Valencian Community.
Honours edit
Cerro Porteño
Alzira
Sant Andreu
References edit
- ^ Capitán (tan) Argento (13 February 2009). "Ángel Roberto Amarilla Nescano" (in Spanish). Renaldinhos. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Clara apuesta por la juventud" [Clear bet on youth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 August 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Roberto Amarilla al club Rácing de Avellaneda" [Roberto Amarilla to Rácing de Avellaneda] (in Spanish). ABC Paraguay. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Roberto Amarilla se sumó ayer al plantel azulgrana" [Roberto Amarilla joined azulgrana roster yesterday] (in Spanish). ABC Paraguay. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
External links edit
- Ángel Amarilla at BDFutbol
- Ángel Amarilla at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Stats and bio at CiberChe (in Spanish)
- Stats at Resultados de Fútbol (in Spanish)
- Ángel Amarilla at Soccerway