Osvaldo Aquino

Osvaldo Nicolás Aquino (28 January 1952 – 9 July 2025) was a Paraguayan footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a midfielder or winger for teams in Paraguay. He notably spent 10 years at Olimpia Asunción, and scored the team's first goal in the 1979 Copa Libertadores finals against Boca Juniors.Osvaldo Aquino: Goles, talento y supercampeón  by Artemio Villanueva He was also capped 20 times for Paraguay between 1974 and 1981, and helped them win the 1979 Copa América.Copa America 1979 at RSSSF

Aquino suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died on 9 July 2025, at the age of 73.

Honours
Club Manuel Cabello
 Liga de Carapeguá: 1972

Olimpia Asunción
 Intercontinental Cup: 1979
 Copa Interamericana: 1979
 Copa Libertadores: 1979
 Paraguayan Primera División (7): 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

Paraguay
 Copa América: 1979

Paraguay youth
 South American Youth Championship: 1971

Individual
 ‘'López de Filippi'’ medal (best Olimpia player of the year): 1976

References

Category:1952 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Paraguayan footballers
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Football managers