Adolfo Aníbal Vaccaro Mena (9 December 1927 – 16 January 2020) was a Paraguayan football midfielder/forward and coach.

Adolfo Vaccaro
Personal information
Full name Adolfo Aníbal Vaccaro Mena
Date of birth (1927-12-09)9 December 1927
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 16 January 2020(2020-01-16) (aged 92)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1946 General Genes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1950 Atlántida SC ? (?)
1951–1954 Olimpia ? (?)
1955 General Genes ? (?)
International career
1951 Paraguay ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vaccaro started his career at General Genes in his neighborhood of Villa Morra. He then went on to play for Atlántida SC and Olimpia Asunción before finishing his career in General Genes in 1955 where he played the role of player/manager and helped the team win the second division tournament in 1955, thus being promoted.

Other teams that he managed include Sportivo Clorinda (Argentina, 1961), 22 de Setiembre of Encarnación (1962), General Caballero de Cnel. Bogado (1964), Capitán Alfonso del Puerto de Misiones (1967) and Atlético Posadas de (from Posadas, Argentina).[1]

Vaccaro died on 16 January 2020, at the age of 92.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Adolfo Vaccaro: Un veloz, habilidoso y cerebral jugador Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine by Artemio Villanueva
  2. ^ "Adolfo Aníbal Vaccaro Mena death notice". ABC Color. Retrieved 31 March 2023.