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.

Not to be confused with Club Atlético River Plate or Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo).

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
ManagerMarcelo Philipp
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

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

No. Position Player
- GK Alberto Fernandez
- GK Adrián Giménez
- GK Gustavo Pedrozo
- GK Víctor Valiente
- DF Sergio Bareiro
- DF Pedro Bogarín
- DF Guido Buss
- DF César Coronel
- DF Pánfilo Escobar
- DF Jorge Gonzalez
- DF Hassel Herebia
- DF Rodrigo Morel
- DF Aníbal Pacheco
- DF Miguel Páez
- DF Luis Soto
- MF David Almirón
- MF Ernesto Alvarez
- MF Fidelino Araújo
- MF Oscar Basualdo
- MF Hugo Benítez
- MF César Bordaberry
No. Position Player
- MF Alberto Cristaldo
- MF Luis Duarte
- MF Luis Espinoza
- MF Juan Godoy
- MF Hector Lopez
- MF Edgar Ortiz
- MF Uranio Pereira
- MF David Portillo
- MF Mauro Quiroz
- MF Jose Ramon
- MF Fernando Ruiz
- MF Pedro Sosa
- MF Diego Urunaga
- FW Rodrigo Del Puerto
- FW Pablo Garay
- FW Arnaldo Gauna
- FW Gabriel Martinez
- FW Willington Núñez
- FW José Sasiain
- FW Guillermo Villalba

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
  • Paraguayan First Division: 0
Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930
  • Paraguayan Second Division: 3
1913, 1957, 2018
  • Paraguayan Third Division: 1
2010

References
  1. http://www.national-football-teams.com/club/5121/2014_2/River_Plate_Asuncion.html
  2. http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/river-plate-recibe-el-premio-ante-su-gente
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/para03.html
  5. http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/danny-koenig/
  6. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.danny.konig.231284.en.html
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/players/alfredo-juraidini-riloba/306497/
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/players/heemang-jang/469640/


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