Darío Espínola (Paraguayan footballer)

Darío Espínola

Personal information
Full name	Darío René Espínola Sevian
Date of birth	(1967-09-14)14 September 1967
Date of death	7 March 2024(2024-03-07) (aged 56)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1986	Sol de América
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1992	Sol de América	16	(0)
1991	→ Cerro Corá (loan)
1992	River Plate Asunción
1993–1994	Provincial Osorno	23	(0)
1995–1996	Tembetary	5	(0)
1996	Guaraní
1997	Sportivo Luqueño
1997	Everton	7	(0)
1998	Cerro Porteño	1	(0)
1999–2000	Oriente Petrolero
2001	3 de Febrero
2002–2003	Silvio Pettirossi	1	(0)
2004	Rubio Ñu
2005–2006	Resistencia
International career
1987	Paraguay U20[1]
1989	Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darío René Espínola Sevian[a] (14 September 1967– 7 March 2024), known as Darío Espínola, was a Paraguayan footballer who played for clubs of Paraguay, Chile, and Bolivia.

Teams

• Sol de América 1987–1992[2]
• Cerro Corá 1991[1]
• River Plate Asunción 1992[1]
• Provincial Osorno 1993–1994[3][4][5]
• Tembetary 1995–1996[1]
• Guaraní 1996 Campeón Torneo Apertura[1]
• Sportivo Luqueño 1997[1]
• Everton 1997[3][1][6]
• Cerro Porteño 1998 Campeón Torneo Clausura[2][1]
• Oriente Petrolero 1999–2000
• 3 de Febrero 2001
• Silvio Pettirossi 2002–2003
• Rubio Ñú 2004
• Resistencia 2005–2006

Post-retirement

Espínola became a goalkeeping coach working for clubs like Benjamín Aceval.[1]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espínola and the second or maternal family name is Sevian.

References

1. "DARÍO ESPÍNOLA. Era delantero, hasta que faltó el arquero". Crónica (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
2. "Darío Espínola - Partidos de competición oficial - Copa Libertadores". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
3. "#Siete arqueros seleccionados paraguayos que llegaron al fútbol chileno -". Pelotudos.cl (in Spanish). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
4. "Osorno 1993 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
5. "Osorno 1994 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish).
6. "Everton - Campeonato Clausura 1ª "B" 1997". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.

External links

• Dario Espinola at BDFA (in Spanish)