José Raúl Aveiro Lamas (18 July 1936 – 19 October 2024) was a Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a striker. He was in Paraguay’s squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2]

José Aveiro
Personal information
Full name José Raúl Aveiro Lamas[1]
Date of birth (1936-07-18)18 July 1936
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 19 October 2024(2024-10-19) (aged 88)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958 Sportivo Luqueño
1959–1962 Valencia 32 (15)
1961–1963 Valencia Mestalla 22 (6)
1963–1964 Elche 15 (1)
1964–1965 Ontinyent 28 (1)
1965–1966 Constància 24 (0)
Total 121 (23)
International career
1957–1959 Paraguay 12 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Asunción, Aveiro played for Sportivo Luqueño, Valencia, Valencia Mestalla, Elche, Ontinyent and Constància.[1][3][4]

International career

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Aveiro earned his first cap for Paraguay during a friendly game against Bolivia on 12 June 1957.[5]

He scored his first international goal on 20 April 1958 during a friendly game against Argentina.[6]

He was included in the Paraguay squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but did not make any appearances.[7]

Aveiro was also in Paraguay's squad for the 1959 Copa America in Argentina, playing six games and scoring six times.[8] During the last game against Peru on 2 April 1959 he earned his twelfth and last cap, and scored his seventh and last goal, for the national team.[9]

Death

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Aveiro died on 19 October 2024, at the age of 88.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "José Aveiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "World Cup 1958". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ José Aveiro at BDFutbol
  4. ^ José Aveiro at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ "Raul Aveiro Football Player". 11v11. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Paraguay v Argentina, 20 April 1958". 11v11. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ "World Cup 1958". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Southamerican Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Raul Aveiro Football Player". 11v11. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Renacer Luqueño". Facebook. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  11. ^ "El club Valencia de España recuerda a su fallecido jugador, el paraguayo José Raúl Aveiro". ABC. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.