Atilio López

Football player infobox
playername = Atilio López


fullname = Higinio Atilio López Riveros
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1926|2|5
cityofbirth = Villarrica
countryofbirth = Paraguay
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position = Striker
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years = 1943-1950
1950-1952
1953
1953-1956
1958
1959-1961
1962
1962
clubs = Guaraní
Boca Juniors (Cali)
Atlético Chalaco
Atlético Madrid
Club Atahualpa
Aucas
Nacional (Paraguay)
Pettirossi (Encarnación)
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nationalteam = Paraguay
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Higinio Atilio López Riveros (b. 1925 – ?) is a former football striker and coach from Paraguay.

Career

As player

López was part of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1953 Copa America which was eventually won by Paraguay. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53162/index.html FIFA Profile] ] [ [http://www.abc.com.py/articulos.php?pid=403730&fec=2008-04-03 Los campeones, uno por uno] ] At the club level, he played for teams like Nacional and Club Guaraní of Paraguay, Boca Juniors de Cali of Colombia, Atlético Madrid of Spain, Atlético Chalaco of Peru, and Atahualpa and Aucas of Ecuador.

As coach

After retiring from football as a player, López managed Paraguayan 1st division teams like Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní and Club Libertad. He was also in charge of the youth divisions of several teams around the country.

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