Antolín Alcaraz
Paraguayan footballer (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcaraz and the second or maternal family name is Viveros.
Antolín Alcaraz Viveros (born 30 July 1982) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olimpia.
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Full name | Antolín Alcaraz Viveros[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1982-07-30) 30 July 1982 (age 41)[1] | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Roque González, Paraguay[1] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Olimpia | |||||||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1998–2001 | Teniente Fariña | |||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Racing Club | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2002 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2003–2007 | Beira-Mar | 112 | (5) | |||||||||||
2007–2010 | Club Brugge | 68 | (5) | |||||||||||
2010–2013 | Wigan Athletic | 69 | (3) | |||||||||||
2013–2015 | Everton | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | Las Palmas | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
2016–2018 | Libertad | 74 | (2) | |||||||||||
2019– | Olimpia | 65 | (6) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Paraguay | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 28 February 2022 (UTC) |
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He rarely settled with a team in his early career, before signing in 2003 with Beira-Mar and remaining with the club five seasons, after which he joined Club Brugge. He then spent five years in the Premier League, in service of Wigan Athletic and Everton; after one year in Spain with Las Palmas, he returned to his country.
Alcaraz represented Paraguay at the 2010 World Cup and the 2011 Copa América, helping them to the final of the later tournament.