José Aveiro
Paraguayan footballer (1936–2024)
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José Raúl Aveiro Lamas (18 July 1936 – 19 October 2024) was a Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a striker. He was in Paraguay's squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Raúl Aveiro Lamas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 2024 (aged 88) | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 1959–1962 | Valencia | 32 | (15) |
| 1961–1963 | Valencia Mestalla | 22 | (6) |
| 1963–1964 | Elche | 15 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Ontinyent | 28 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Constància | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 121 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1959 | Paraguay | 12 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Asunción, Aveiro played for Sportivo Luqueño, Valencia, Valencia Mestalla, Elche, Ontinyent and Constància.[1][3][4]
International career
Aveiro earned his first cap for Paraguay during a friendly game against Bolivia on 12 June 1957.[5]
He scored his first international goal on 20 April 1958 during a friendly game against Argentina.[6]
He was included in the Paraguay squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but did not make any appearances.[7]
Aveiro was also in Paraguay's squad for the 1959 Copa America in Argentina, playing six games and scoring six times.[8] During the last game against Peru on 2 April 1959 he earned his twelfth and last cap, and scored his seventh and last goal, for the national team.[9]
