Daniel Onega

Daniel Onega

Personal information
Full name	Daniel German Onega
Date of birth	March 17, 1945 (1945-03-17)
Place of birth	Las Parejas, Argentina
Playing position	centre forward
Youth career
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1965-1971	River Plate	207	(87)
1972	Racing Club	41	(9)
1973	River Plate	-	(-)
1973-1977	Córdoba CF	?	(?)
1978	Millonarios	?	(?)
National team
1966-1972	Argentina	13	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Onega (born March 17, 1945, in Las Parejas Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football centre forward who played for the Argentina national team between 1966 and 1972. He is the brother of the late midfielder Ermindo Onega.

Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in the Copa Libertadores, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.

In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season.

In 1973 he moved to Spain to play for Córdoba CF in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios in Colombia. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.

Titles and Awards

Season	Club	Title
1966	River Plate	Copa Libertadores topscorer: 17 goals
1978	Millonarios	Colombian League