Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lorenzo Calonga Arce | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Paraguay | ||
Date of death | 20 September 2003 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Arauca, Arauca, Colombia | ||
Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | Cerro Porteño | ||
– | Olimpia | ||
1947–1950 | Club Guaraní | ||
1951–1953 | Deportivo Pereira [1] | 68 | (10) |
1954–1957 | Independiente Medellín [2] | 88 | (9) |
1958 | Irapuato | ||
– | León | ||
International career | |||
1950 | Paraguay | 1 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1961 | Deportes Quindío | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lorenzo Calonga Arce (28 August 1929 – 20 September 2003) was a Paraguayan football striker and midfielder who was part of the Paraguay squad for the 1950 FIFA World Cup finals. [3]
Calonga began playing football in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño, Club Olimpia and Club Guaraní, where he won the 1949 Paraguayan Primera División title. [4] He moved to Colombia where he played for Deportivo Pereira and Independiente Medellín. He finished his playing career in Mexico with Club León and Club Irapuato. [5] [6]
Calonga scored a goal for the Paraguay national team in a friendly against Brazil on 13 May 1950. [7]
After he retired from playing, Calonga returned to Colombia to work as a coach. [8] He managed Deportes Quindío during the 1961 season.
Lorenzo Calonga is from a Paraguayan family of famous athletes, including Manuel Calonga who played football and basketball for Club Guaraní. [9]
Calonga died from pneumonia in Arauca, at the age of 77. [8]