Saturnino Arrúa
Saturnino 'Nino' Arrúa Molinas (born 7 April 1949) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and a current coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saturnino Arrúa Molinas | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Itá, Paraguay | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Rafael | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963 | Sportivo Iteño | ||
| 1964–1973 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1973–1979 | Real Zaragoza | 147 | (71) |
| 1979–1981 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1981–1982 | América de Cali | 14 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1980 | Paraguay | 27 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Considered one of the greatest footballers to ever come out of his nation, his 22-year professional career was closely associated with Cerro Porteño and Real Zaragoza.
Club career
Born in Itá near Asunción, Arrúa made his senior debuts at only 14, with local Sportivo Iteño. He was signed shortly after by Cerro Porteño, going on to win four national championships four times during his spell as well as being crowned the league's top scorer on three occasions.
In 1973 Arrúa moved to Spain and joined Real Zaragoza, remaining six seasons with the club, five of them in La Liga. He scored 17 goals in only 26 games in his first campaign for a final third-place and, during parts of his stint in Aragon, formed an efficient attacking partnership with countrymen Carlos Diarte and Felipe Ocampos which was dubbed Zaraguayos.
From 1979 until his retirement six years later Arrúa played mainly with former side Cerro Porteño – this was interspersed with a spell in Colombia with América de Cali. Subsequently, he worked as a manager, with Club 12 de Octubre, Club Atlético 3 de Febrero and Cerro.
International career
Arrúa gained 27 caps for Paraguay between 1969 and 1980, scoring 13 goals.
References
External links
- Saturnino Arrúa at BDFutbol
- Saturnino Arrúas at National-Football-Teams.com
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