Ángel Amarilla

Ángel Amarilla
Personal information
Full name Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano
Date of birth (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Capitán Figari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Olimpia 4 (0)
1998–1999 Atlético Rafaela 27 (1)
1999–2000 Valencia B 16 (0)
2000–2005 Valencia 0 (0)
2001 → Getafe (loan) 5 (0)
2001–2002 → Badajoz (loan) 16 (1)
2003–2004 → Racing Club (loan) 11 (2)
2004 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 15 (3)
2005–2006 Valencia B
2006–2007 Burjassot
2007–2009 Alzira 49 (4)
2009–2010 Sant Andreu 30 (0)
2010–2011 Alzira 30 (0)
2011–2015 Huracán 134 (18)
2015–2016 Paterna ? (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amarilla and the second or maternal family name is Lezcano.

Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano (born 27 July 1981) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Eusebio Ayala, Amarilla was signed by Valencia CF in the summer of 1999, being hailed as of one of the biggest promises in his country after playing as a 17-year-old for Atlético de Rafaela, which led his agent Eduardo Gamarnik trying to find a club for him in Europe. He was initially assigned to the B-team.

On 21 November 2000 Amarilla made his first – and only – official appearance for the main squad, with coach Héctor Cúper fielding him in a 2–0 home win against SK Sturm Graz for the season's UEFA Champions League second group stage.[1] Released by the Che in June 2006 after several loans,[2][3][4] he resumed his career in the Spanish lower leagues, mainly with UD Alzira and mostly in the Valencian Community.

Honours

Cerro Porteño

Alzira

Sant Andreu

References

  1. ^ Capitán (tan) Argento (13 February 2009). "Ángel Roberto Amarilla Nescano" (in Spanish). Renaldinhos. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Clara apuesta por la juventud" [Clear bet on youth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 August 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Roberto Amarilla al club Rácing de Avellaneda" [Roberto Amarilla to Rácing de Avellaneda] (in Spanish). ABC Paraguay. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Roberto Amarilla se sumó ayer al plantel azulgrana" [Roberto Amarilla joined azulgrana roster yesterday] (in Spanish). ABC Paraguay. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2013.