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Rogelio Delgado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Casco.

Rogelio Delgado
Personal information
Full name Rogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco
Date of birth (1959-10-12) 12 October 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1974–1976 Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1987 Olimpia Asunción
1976 → Enrique Happ (loan)
1987–1992 Independiente 71 (4)
1992–1994 Universidad de Chile 126 (6)
1995 Colo-Colo 1 (0)
International career
1983–1990 Paraguay 53 (6)
Managerial career
1995 Colo-Colo (assistant)
1997 Unión Española
2000 Deportes Antofagasta
2001 12 de Octubre
2004 Sportivo Luqueño
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco (born 12 October 1959) is a retired football central defender from Paraguay.

Club career

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At the club level, Delgado played for Olimpia Asunción, where he won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1979, and six Paraguayan league titles.

He also played for Independiente of Argentina, where he won the 1988–1989 league championship, and for Universidad de Chile, where he won the 1994 Chilean league championship.

After retiring as a player, Delgado took up coaching. He came out of retirement to play one game for Colo-Colo in the 1995 edition of the Supercopa.[1]

International career

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Delgado was a member of the Paraguayan squad at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his full international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 2 June 1983 in a friendly match against Uruguay (0-0). He obtained a total number of 53 international caps, scoring six goals for the national side.[2] He was a member of the Paraguay squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He also played in three editions of the Copa América in 1983,[3] 1987[4] and 1989.[5]

Coaching career

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He started his career as the assistant coach of Gustavo Benítez in Colo-Colo.[6] In 1997, he led Unión Española alongside his compatriot Roberto Paredes. [7]

He also has coached Deportes Antofagasta[8][9] in Chile, 12 de Octubre[10] and Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay.[11]

Honours

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Olimpia
Independiente
Universidad de Chile

References

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  1. ^ "Rogelio Delgado". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers
  3. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1983
  4. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1987
  5. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1989
  6. ^ "PARAGUAYOS A COLO COLO:". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 January 1995. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ Retamal, Rodrigo (26 May 2017). "La camiseta que jamás volverá a utilizar Unión Española en la historia de la vida". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ Reyes, Luis (23 September 2017). "Antofagasta consolida su mejor racha invicta en 16 años". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  9. ^ "En proceso de embargo se encuentra Club Deportes Antofagasta". SoyChile (in Spanish). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Rogelio Delgado dirige en Paraguay". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Rogelio Delgado, al timón y con el desafío de surgir". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 30 March 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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