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Nelson Cuevas Personal information Full name Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla Date of birth 10 January 1980 Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Cerro Porteño Youth career 1997 Sport Colombia Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997-1998 Tembetary 1998–2004 River Plate 74 (10) 2003 Inter Shanghai 24 (6) 2005–2006 Pachuca 47 (16) 2006–2007 Club América 23 (0) 2008 Libertad 8 (0) 2008 Santos 17 (2) 2009 Universidad de Chile 12 (2) 2009–2010 Olimpia 41 (12) 2010 Albacete 11 (1) 2011 Puebla 9 (0) 2011- Cerro Porteño 0 (0) National team‡ 1999–2007 Paraguay 41 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2008This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cuevas and the second or maternal family name is Amarilla.Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (born 10 January 1980 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.
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Career
Cuevas started his career at Club Atlético Tembetary, a lower division club from Paraguay, before moving to River Plate of Argentina in 1998. He will forever be remembered by River fans for his memorable goals against Racing and Boca, the first resulting in River's championship win. In the 2004-2005 season he was transferred to Club América of Mexico, who loaned him out to Pachuca where he was champion in the year 2006. He then returned to Club América.
Cuevas was released by Club America, and trained for brief period with Premier League club Portsmouth. Both Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers were strongly linked to him, with the player even stating that a move to England was a possibility.[1] However, Cuevas would end up playing the first half of 2008 for Libertad in his native country and was later signed by Brazilian giants Santos in July 2008.[2]
On 15 January 2009 he was released from his contract with Santos. On February 9, he signed a six months deal with Universidad de Chile, one of the most popular teams in that country. On July 7 he won the 2009 Apertura tournament with Universidad de Chile ending with 18 match played and 3 goals. At the end of the tournament he announced that he will not renew with the Chilean club.[3]
During the 2009 off-season Cuevas had trials at FC Twente (making his debut in a friendly match played in the Netherlands, which ended in victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach)[4] and Hannover 96.[5][6] Cuevas did not finalize his contract with the aforementioned European clubs and returned to Paraguay to play for Olimpia Asunción,[7] where he is trying to return to the top form he once had during his River Plate years. On 16 December 2010 he signed with Mexican football club Puebla FC.[8]
On July 14 2011 Cuevas signed a contract with Cerro Porteño.[9][10][11]
International career
Cuevas represented Paraguay at the 2002 World Cup, scoring two superb crucial goals in Paraguay's final group match, a 3-1 win over Slovenia. Without the two goals, South Africa would have progressed to the second round at Paraguay's expense on goal difference. Cuevas was also in the National team in the Germany 2006 World Cup, and scored the second goal in the 2-0 Paraguay victory over Trinidad & Tobago after an assist by teammate Roque Santa Cruz. Despite the win, Paraguay failed to advance to the second round.
Personal
His mother, Nidia Amarilla, is also his manager, which is a rarity in the football world. He currently is married to Alicia Ramirez and the couple have one son: Enzo Rafeal born in 2008
Honours
Club
River Plate
- Apertura: 1999-2000
- Clausura: 1999-2000, 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2003–2004
C.F. Pachuca
- Clausura: 2006
Club Libertad
- Apertura: 2008
Universidad de Chile
- Apertura: 2009
References
- ^ Cuevas Wants Blackburn Rovers Move (English)
- ^ Santos player profile (Portuguese)
- ^ Profile on national-football-teams.com
- ^ FC Twente to sign Bryan Ruiz
- ^ Hannover 96 testet Cuevas gegen Arsenal
- ^ Hannover 96 verzichtet auf Cuevas-Verpflichtung
- ^ Cuevas zu Olimpia
- ^ MedioTimepo Article (Portuguese)
- ^ http://observadorglobal.com/nelson-cuevas-jugara-en-cerro-porteno-de-paraguay-n26774.html
- ^ http://www.abc.com.py/nota/nelson-cuevas-nuevo-jugador-del-club-cerro-porteno/
- ^ http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1336897&s=par&type=story
External links
- Transfermarkt profile
- Football Database Provides Profile and Stats for Nelson Cuevas (English)
- Profile and Stats (Spanish)
Paraguay squads Paraguay squad – 1999 Copa América 
Paraguay squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Chilavert (c) • 2 Arce • 3 Sarabia • 4 Gamarra • 5 Ayala • 6 Struway • 7 Báez • 8 Alvarenga • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Acuña • 11 Campos • 12 Villar • 13 Paredes • 14 Gavilán • 15 Bonet • 16 Morínigo • 17 Franco • 18 Cáceres • 19 Sanabria • 20 Cardozo • 21 Caniza • 22 Tavarelli • 23 Cuevas • Coach: MaldiniParaguay squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Paraguay squad – 2007 Copa América Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- River Plate footballers
- Universidad de Chile players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Club América footballers
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Association football forwards
- Paraguay international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Paraguayan expatriates in China
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Paraguayan expatriates in Chile
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Primera División de México players
- Paraguayan expatriates in Brazil
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Xian Chanba players
- Albacete Balompié footballers
- Puebla F.C. players
- Cerro Porteño footballers
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