Florencio Amarilla

Who is this?

Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor. Amarilla was born in Coronel 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. After leaving Elche, he wandered through a number of teams in the Spanish second and third levels before retiring at AD Almería in 1972. He played as a striker. Amarilla was also part of the Paraguay national team that qualified to the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with three goals and he was also one of the top scorers for Paraguay in the World Cup with two goals.

Career

1. 1935
   Born
2. 1953
   Joined Club Nacional
3. 1958
   Joined Real Oviedo
4. 1961
   Joined Elche CF
5. 1962
   Joined RCD Mallorca
6. 1967
   Joined Unión Deportiva Almería
7. 2012
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Coronel Bogado
• •Citizenship: Paraguay
• •Known as: association football player, film actor, association football coach
• •Sport: association football