Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor.[1] He played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florencio Amarilla Lacasa | ||
Date of birth | (1935-01-03)3 January 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Bogado, Paraguay | ||
Date of death | 25 August 2012(2012-08-25) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Vélez-Rubio, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1958 | Nacional | ||
1958–1961 | Real Oviedo | 33 | (4) |
1961–1962 | Elche CF | 2 | (1) |
National team | |||
Paraguay | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Amarilla was born in Bogado, Paraguay. He started his career in with Club Nacional in Paraguay before being transferred to Europe to play for teams like Elche CF and Real Oviedo of Spain.[2]
He was also part of the Paraguay national football team that qualified to the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with 3 goals and he was also the top scorer for Paraguay in the World Cup with 2 goals.[3]
Amarilla stayed in the Province of Almería in Spain after his career and began appearing in films shot in the region, most often as an unlisted extra but sometimes credited with a minor role.[1][4] His on-screen appearances include 100 Rifles, Patton, El Condor, Catlow and Conan the Barbarian.[1]
He died, aged 77, in Vélez Rubio, Spain.
Paraguay squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup | ||
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