Vicente Bobadilla

Vicente Bobadilla (5 April 1938 – 28 June 2012)[1] was a Paraguay international football defender who won two Paraguayan Primera División championships with Club Guaraní in the 1960s.

Vicente Bobadilla
Personal information
Full name Vicente Bobadilla
Date of birth (1938-04-05)5 April 1938
Place of birth Capiatá, Paraguay
Date of death 28 June 2012(2012-06-28) (aged 74)
Place of death Paraguay
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1959 General Díaz
1959–1964 Sol de América
1964–1971 Guaraní
1972 Olimpia
National team
1960–1971 Paraguay 45 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

Born in Capiatá, Bobadilla started his club career with local side General Díaz in 1953.[1] He would play in central defense for Club Sol de América until he joined Guaraní in 1964.[2]

International

Bobadilla made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team in the 1960 Taça do Atlântico. He was capped 45 times for Paraguay in a national career which lasted from 1960 to 1971.[3] He played for Paraguay at the 1963 and 1967 South American Championship.[1]

References
  1. "Falleció Bobadilla, gloria aurinegra" [Bobadilla died, "yellow-black" legend] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 29 June 2012.
  2. "Vicente Bobadilla, protagonista de históricos partidos con Brasil" [Vicente Bobadilla, protagonist of historical matches with Brazil] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 5 June 2005.
  3. rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers
  • Profile at National-Football-Teams.com


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