Hugo Ricardo Talavera

Hugo Ricardo Talavera (born October 31, 1949 in Asunción, Paraguay); is a former football midfielder and forward.

Talavera started his career at Nacional of Barrio Obrero before moving to Club Guaraní where he played briefly. His successful career began in 1971 when he joined Cerro Porteño and won three national championships in a row. In 1975 he moved to rival club Olimpia where he became a key player by winning several national and international titles until 1985, the year of his retirement. Talavera also played for Argentine club Newell's Old Boys.

At the national team level, Talavera was part of the Paraguay squad that won the 1979 Copa América tournament.

After retiring from football, Talavera also had a brief stint as Olimpia's head coach in 2005 and is always involved with Olimpia in different ways, such as being the sports director. He is an architect by trade.

Titles as a player

*Paraguayan League: 1972, 1973, 1974 (with Cerro Porteño) and 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 (with Olimpia)
*Copa Libertadores: 1979 (with Olimpia)
*Copa Interamericana: 1979 (with Olimpia)
*Intercontinental Cup: 1979 (with Olimpia)
*Copa América: 1979

References

* [http://www.olimpia.com.py/idolos/hugo_talavera.asp Olimpia Website]