Nelson Cuevas
Paraguayan footballer and singer (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnelson rafaˈel ˈkweβas amaˈɾiʎa]; born 10 January 1980) is a Paraguayan former footballer and current singer.
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Full name | Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-01-10) 10 January 1980 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997 | Sport Colombia | ||
1997–1998 | Tembetary | ||
1998–2004 | River Plate | 74 | (10) |
2003 | → Shanghai COSCO Sanlin (loan) | 24 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Pachuca | 47 | (16) |
2006–2007 | Club América | 23 | (0) |
2008 | Libertad | 8 | (0) |
2008 | Santos | 17 | (2) |
2009 | Universidad de Chile | 12 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Olimpia Asunción | 41 | (12) |
2010 | Albacete | 11 | (1) |
2011 | Puebla | 9 | (0) |
2011 | Cerro Porteño | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Sportivo Luqueño | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 7 | (1) |
Total | 276 | (50) | |
International career | |||
1999 | Paraguay U20 | ||
2000 | Paraguay U23 | ||
1999–2007 | Paraguay | 41 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuevas and the second or maternal family name is Amarilla.
He represented the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 1999 and 2007 Copa América tournaments.
In addition to playing club football in his native Paraguay, Cuevas played for Santos in Brazil, River Plate in Argentina, Universidad de Chile in Chile, Albacete in Spain, Inter Shanghai in China, and three clubs in Mexico.