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Most Famous Paraguayan Athletes

Sports 106
Paraguay 154
17,131 ÓC Óscar Cardozo Óscar Cardozo Paraguayan Football b. 1983
18,348 RS Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Paraguayan Football b. 1981
21,933 LB Lucas Barrios Lucas Barrios Paraguayan Football b. 1984
28,109 JV Justo Villar Justo Villar Paraguayan Football b. 1977
31,036 AS Antonio Sanabria Antonio Sanabria Paraguayan Football b. 1996
35,055 NV Nelson Valdez Nelson Valdez Paraguayan Football b. 1983
36,701 AA Antolín Alcaraz Antolín Alcaraz Paraguayan Football b. 1982
41,173 LM Lorenzo Melgarejo Lorenzo Melgarejo Paraguayan Football b. 1990
41,285 DG Derlis González Derlis González Paraguayan Football b. 1994
49,226 HP Hernán Pérez (footballer) Hernán Pérez (footballer) Paraguayan Football b. 1989
52,427 IP Iván Piris Iván Piris Paraguayan Football b. 1989
54,517 MA Miguel Almirón Miguel Almirón Paraguayan Football b. 1993
58,344 NO Néstor Ortigoza Néstor Ortigoza Paraguayan Football b. 1984
62,604 DB Diego Barreto Diego Barreto Paraguayan Football b. 1981
64,810 CR Cristian Riveros Cristian Riveros Paraguayan Football b. 1982
72,423 DV Darío Verón Darío Verón Paraguayan Football b. 1979
79,525 CG Carlos Gamarra Carlos Gamarra Paraguayan Football b. 1971
81,284 JC Julio César Cáceres Julio César Cáceres Paraguayan Football b. 1979
82,172 FB Fabián Balbuena Fabián Balbuena Paraguayan Football b. 1991
85,416 MS Miguel Samudio Miguel Samudio Paraguayan Football b. 1986
96,133 JR Juan Rodrigo Rojas Paraguayan Football b. 1988
97,053 JC José Cardozo José Cardozo Paraguayan Football b. 1971
110,177 RC Roberto Cabañas Paraguayan Football 1961–2017
118,372 ÉB Édgar Benítez Édgar Benítez Paraguayan Football b. 1987
120,786 AB Aldo Bobadilla Paraguayan Football b. 1976
127,128 DT Delio Toledo Paraguayan Football b. 1976
135,054 RO Roberto Ovelar Roberto Ovelar Paraguayan Football b. 1985
140,834 JR Jorge Rojas (footballer) Paraguayan Football b. 1993
149,368 DF Derlis Florentín Paraguayan Football 1984–2010
153,898 JC Javier Cohene Paraguayan Football b. 1987
159,580 DA Danilo Aceval Paraguayan Football b. 1975
162,220 WP Wilson Pittoni Paraguayan Football b. 1985
167,507 CE Celso Esquivel Paraguayan Football b. 1981
167,619 FA Florencio Amarilla Paraguayan Football 1935–2012
168,383 OG Orlando Gaona Lugo Paraguayan Football b. 1990
173,356 MC Marcelo Cañete Paraguayan Football b. 1990
173,581 NC Néstor Camacho Néstor Camacho Paraguayan Football b. 1987
173,585 MC Mauro Caballero Paraguayan Football b. 1972
173,999 CC Cristian Colmán Paraguayan Football b. 1994
182,326 VF Virgilio Ferreira Paraguayan Football b. 1973
203,671 HH Heriberto Herrera Heriberto Herrera Paraguayan Football 1926–1996
216,661 VC Virginio Cáceres Virginio Cáceres Paraguayan Football b. 1962
218,797 EM Elvis Marecos Paraguayan Football b. 1980
223,970 JS Joel Silva (footballer) Paraguayan Football b. 1989
242,001 AR Adalberto Román Adalberto Román Paraguayan Football b. 1987
251,342 CM Cris Martínez Cris Martínez Paraguayan Football b. 1993
255,103 RB Rodrigo Burgos Paraguayan Football b. 1989
259,507 AA Alfredo Aguilar Alfredo Aguilar Paraguayan Football b. 1988
268,385 ÁO Ángel Ortiz (footballer) Paraguayan Football b. 1977
289,026 GG Gabriel González (Paraguayan footballer) Paraguayan Football b. 1961
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Inside Paraguay Athletes

106 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous paraguay athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Paraguay Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 56 people.

What Paraguay Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Paraguay Athletes's biggest group — 96% of all notables (102).

Paraguay Athletes over-index on football — 10.4× the global rate.

  1. Football102
  2. Athletic3
  3. Freestyle1
  1. Football10210.4×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Paraguay Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.