Miguel Paniagua

Miguel Ángel Paniagua
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola
Date of birth	14 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Guaraní
Youth career
2002–2004	Club Deportivo Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–	Guaraní
2009	→ River Plate (loan)
International career‡
2008	Paraguay U-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2010

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Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola (born 14 May 1987) is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Guaraní.

Club career

Paniagua started playing professionally for Guaraní in the Primera División de Paraguay (Paraguayan First Division) in 2006. He became a regular starter for his club during the 2007 season and became the team's captain in the 2009 championship. Playing in the Copa Libertadores 2009 he scored a great goal against Boca Juniors in the Bombonera stadium. Also he scored a spectacular overhead bicycle kick against Libertad in 4-0 crushing victory ^[1]

He was loaned to Argentine River Plate for the 2009-10 season. After failing the earn a regular place in the River Plate team Paniagua decided to return to his original club, Guarani.

References

^ "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Template:Es icon

External links

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[1] "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Template:Es icon

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