Adolfino Cañete
Personal information
Full name Adolfino Cañete Azcurra
Date of birth (1956-09-13) 13 September 1956
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
General Caballero
River Plate Asunción
Sol de América
1980–1984 Ferrocarril Oeste 211 (31)
1984–1986 Cruz Azul 38 (2)
1987 Unión Magdalena 7 (0)
1987–1988 Textil Mandiyú 34 (3)
1988–1990 Talleres de Córdoba 62 (13)
1990 Cobreloa
1991 Lanús 15 (2)
1991–1993 Colón de Santa Fe 82 (14)
International career
1985–1989 Paraguay 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolfino Cañete Azcurra (born 13 September 1956) is a retired professional Paraguayan footballer. He was part of the 1986 Paraguay national team that played in the World Cup that year at Mexico. Cañete was credited with three assists during that World Cup.

Career

Cañete played for many clubs during his career, including Mexican side Cruz Azul and in Argentina, Ferro Carril Oeste, Talleres de Córdoba and Club Atlético Lanús. Cañete played in the central midfield for Ferro during the early 1980s, helping the club win its first two Argentine Primera División titles: the Torneo Nacional in 1982 and 1984.[1]

Cañete made 29 appearances for the Paraguay national football team from 1985 to 1989.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "El gran Adolfino del Oeste". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Paraguay - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.


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