Adán Paniagua

Adán Onelio Paniagua Gómez (born 30 November 1955) is a former Guatemalan footballer who was a member of the Guatemala national team and represented Guatemala at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Club career

A forward, Paniagua played for CD Suchitepequez[1] and Juventud Retalteca in Guatemala.

International career

At the 1988 Olympics, he scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to Italy in Guatemala's first match[2] and started Guatemala's first two matches (versus Italy and Iraq).

In qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Paniagua scored a crucial goal which Guatemala a 1-0 lead[3] versus Canada in the second leg of Guatemala's second round encounter. Guatemala advanced to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on away goals over Canada. He took part in 9 World Cup qualification matches in total during the 1982 and 1990 campaigns.[4]

References
  1. "Central American Club Competitions 1983". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "1988 (September 17) Italy 5-Guatemala 2 (Olympics).avi". Youtube.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  3. "Guatemala at Canada WCQ 1990 Part 1". Youtube.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  4. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA


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