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Denis Caniza Personal information Full name Denis Ramón Caniza Acuña Date of birth 29 August 1974 Place of birth Bella Vista, Paraguay Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1] Playing position Full back Club information Current club Irapuato Number TBA Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994–1999 Olimpia ? (?) 1999–2001 Lanús 61 (1) 2001–2005 Santos Laguna 124 (8) 2005–2008 Cruz Azul 51 (0) 2006–2007 → Atlas (loan) 39 (1) 2008–2009 Olimpia 35 (0) 2009 Nacional (PY) 17 (0) 2010-2011 León 35 (2) 2011 Nacional (PY) 4 (0) 2011- Irapuato 2 (1) National team‡ 1996– Paraguay 100 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2010This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Caniza and the second or maternal family name is Acuña.Denis Ramón Caniza Acuña (born 29 August 1974 in Bella Vista, Amambay) is a Paraguayan football defender, who is a regular in the Paraguay national football team. He started his career in Olimpia of Paraguay. He also played in Lanús of Argentina, Santos Laguna, Atlas and Cruz Azul of Mexico. He currently plays for CD Irapuato.
Caniza has always been a regular in the Paraguay national football team because of his versatility, as he can play as a side defender or as a centre-back. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Caniza announced his retirement from the Paraguay national team. However, when coach Gerardo Martino took the helm of the national team Caniza was called back and accepted to return to play for Paraguay. After Gerardo Martino took the head coach job in the Paraguay national football team, Caniza was voted for his teammates to become the captain of the team, so every time he plays (when he is not injured or suspended) he captains the Paraguay national football team.
Caniza holds the distinction as the only Paraguayan footballer to be selected for 4 consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals squads, having been chosen in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Due to his small size and industrial play, he has been described by BBC South American reporter Tim Vickery as "the Paraguayan Nobby Stiles".
Honours
Olimpia
Santos Laguna
- Mexican Primera División (1): 2001 Verano
- InterLiga (1): 2004
Nacional
- Paraguayan Primera División (1): 2009 Clausura
References
- ^ Denis Caniza FIFA World Cup profile Retrieved 2010-06-13
External links
- International statistics at rsssf
- Denis Caniza at National-Football-Teams.com
- Denis Caniza player information, club career stats and World Cup stats
- Denis Caniza stats in Mexico's 1st Division
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Lanús footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- F.C. Atlas players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Primera División de México players
- Paraguay international footballers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football defenders
- FIFA Century Club
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