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Daniel Onega Personal information Full name Daniel German Onega Date of birth March 17, 1945 Place of birth Las Parejas, Argentina Playing position centre forward Youth career River Plate Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1965-1971 River Plate 207 (87) 1972 Racing Club 41 (9) 1973 River Plate - (-) 1973-1977 Córdoba CF ? (?) 1978 Millonarios ? (?) National team 1966-1972 Argentina 13 (?) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Onega (born March 17, 1945, in Las Parejas Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football centre forward who played for the Argentina national team between 1966 and 1972. He is the brother of the late midfielder Ermindo Onega.
Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in the Copa Libertadores, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.[1]
In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season.
In 1973 he moved to Spain to play for Córdoba CF in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios in Colombia. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.
Titles and Awards
Season Club Title 1966 River Plate
Copa Libertadores topscorer: 17 goals 1978 Millonarios
Colombian League References
Categories:- 1945 births
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- Argentina international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- River Plate footballers
- Racing Club footballers
- Córdoba CF footballers
- Millonarios footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- People from Santa Fe Province
- Living people
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