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Juan Vicente Lezcano

Juan Vicente Lezcano

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Lezcano started his career at Olimpia of Asunción in 1954. He was part of the historical Olimpia team coached by Aurelio González that won five Paraguayan league championships in a row, from 1956 to 1960 and reached the final of the first edition of the Copa Libertadores in 1960, where Olimpia lost against Peñarol of Uruguay. Soon after in 1961, Peñarol signed him and became one of the key players of the Uruguayan club along with other stars such as Alberto Spencer, Pedro Rocha and Ladislao Mazurkiewicz that helped Peñarol win several national and international championships. In 1968, he played for Colón de Santa Fe of Argentina. Lezcano made 26 appearances for the Paraguay national football team, and was part of the squad that qualified for the 1958 World Cup tournament.

Club
Club Olimpia (1954–1960)
Club
Club Atlético Peñarol (1961–1968)
Club
Club Atlético Colón (1968–1969)
Club
Club Olimpia (1969–1970)
Club
Paraguay men's national football team (1957–1963)
National team
Paraguay

Personal

Personal life and death

Juan Lezcano was born in the neighbourhood of Santísima Trinidad in Asunción, Paraguay on 5 April 1937. His father, Juan Félix Lezcano, was also a Paraguayan international footballer. Lezcano died on 6 February 2012, at the age of 74.

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Description

Paraguayan footballer (1937-2012)

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Juan Vicente Lezcano López was a Paraguayan football defender.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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