- Juan Samudio
Football player infobox
playername = Juan Samudio
fullname = Juan Eduardo Samudio
height = height|m=1.77
nickname = Magico
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|10|14
cityofbirth =Asunción
countryofbirth =Paraguay
currentclub = Libertad
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Libertad
years = 1996-2006
2007
2007
2008-
clubs = LibertadQuerétaro FC
Guaraní
Libertad
caps(goals) = ? (?)
7 (0)
19 (5)
22 (11)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 10 August 2008Juan Eduardo Samudio (born
October 14 1978 inAsunción ) is aParaguay an football striker. He currently holds the record for most goals scored in the Paraguayan first division with 108. [ [http://futbolalogrande.com/2008/9/29/4434/-M-gicos-goles “Mágicos” goles] Es icon]Career
Samudio started his career in the youth divisions of Libertad and made his debut in 1996. While in Libertad the team got releaged to the 2nd division in 1998 but Samudio stayed in the team and helped in obtaining the promotion to 1st division in 2000. After the promotion, Libertad saw success in their return to first division and won two national championships back to back in 2002 and 2003 and was the topscorer of the Paraguayan league in 2002 and 2004. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paratops.html Paraguay - List of Topscorers] ]
In 2007 he had a brief stint in
Mexico playing forQuerétaro FC and returned to Paraguay to play for Guaraní before returning to Libertad to play and win the Apertura 2008 tournament. In July of 2008 he was offered a symbolic "lifetime" contract by Libertad because of all his contributions to the team throughout the years. [ [http://futbolalogrande.com/2008/7/9/3279/-M-gico-contrato-para-Samudio “Mágico” contrato para Samudio] ] In September of 2008 Samudio reached 108 goals in the Paraguayan first division, passingMauro Caballero and becoming the all-time goalscorer of Paraguayan football. [ [http://www.teledeportes.com.py/notas/2008/09/28/futbollocal/c-00003111.htm Se cargó el triunfo] Es icon]Honours
Titles
Awards
*Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer in 2002.
*Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer in 2004.References
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=5253 Career history] at National Football Teams
* [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=29466 Profile at BDFA]
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