- Miguel Ángel Paniagua
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Paniagua and the second or maternal family name is Rivarola.
Miguel Ángel Paniagua Personal information Full name Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola Date of birth 14 May 1987 Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder Club information Current club Guaraní Youth career 2002-2004 Club Deportivo Nacional Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005-present Guaraní 106 (10) 2009 → River Plate (loan) 3 (0) National team‡ 2008 Paraguay U-23 10 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2010Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola (born 14 May 1987) is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Guaraní.
Club career
Paniagua started playing professionally for Guaraní in the Primera División de Paraguay (Paraguayan First Division) in 2006. He became a regular starter for his club during the 2007 season and became the team's captain in the 2009 championship. Playing in the Copa Libertadores 2009 he scored a great goal against Boca Juniors in the Bombonera stadium.Also he scored a spectacular overhead bicycle kick against Libertad in 4-0 crushing victory [1]
He was loaned to Argentine River Plate for the 2009-10 season. After failing the earn a regular place in the River Plate team Paniagua decided to return to his original club, Guarani.
References
- ^ "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. (Spanish)
External links
- ESPN profile
- Transfermarkt profile
- (Spanish) Primera División statistics
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
Club Guaraní – current squad 1 Aurrecochea · 2 Bartomeus · 3 Marecos · 4 Filippini · 5 Ortiz · 6 Mendoza · 7 Notario · 8 Chávez · 9 Escobar · 10 Hobecker · 11 Caballero · 12 Silva · 13 Jo. Benítez · 14 Ithurralde · 15 Stark · 16 Paniagua · 17 de La Cruz · 18 Ovelar · 19 Micael Modinger · 20 Aguilar · 21 Sosa · 22 Carballo · 23 Ju. Benítez · 24 Vranjicán · 25 Aguilar · Valiente · Centurión · Romero · Zarosa · Mendoza · Gómez · Santacruz · Coach: León
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- River Plate footballers
- Club Guaraní footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Paraguayan football biography stubs
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