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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Career edit
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.
Personal edit
Lorenzo Calonga is from a Paraguayan family of famous athletes, including Manuel Calonga who played football and basketball for Club Guaraní.[9]
References edit
- ^ Statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 2013-01-11 at archive.today
- ^ Statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 2013-02-21 at archive.today
- ^ 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Se fue Ovidio Casartelli, campeón en 1949 con Guaraní" [It was Ovidio Casartelli, champion in 1949 with Guaraní] (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Se fue Pate' mula" [It was Pate' mule] (in Spanish). Llanera.com. 23 September 2003.
- ^ Ruiz Bonilla, Guillermo (19 December 2007). "El baúl de los recuerdos: Estrellas de 1952" [The trunk of memories: Stars of 1952] (in Spanish). El Espectador.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (12 June 2012). "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1947-1952". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Muerte de "Patemula" Calonga" [Death of "Patemula" Calonga] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 1 September 2003.
- ^ "Brillaron en más de un deporte" [Shone in more than one sport] (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 4 July 2005.