Rubén Maldonado
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Rubén Dario Maldonado Brizuela (born 29 April 1979 in Asunción
) is a Paraguay
an football defender
who currently plays for Club Olimpia in the Paraguayan Primera División.
He made his Italian Serie A debut on 11 March 2000, against Bologna F.C. 1909
.
Maldonado was part of the Paraguay national under-20 football team that participated in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship he has since gone on to represent Paraguay at senior international level.
Maldonado has recently signed for the team where he was "born in soccer", Club Olimpia. He will take part of the glorious squad in the second half of the 2010 season, the Clausura 2010 in Paraguay.
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
) is a Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
an football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who currently plays for Club Olimpia in the Paraguayan Primera División.
He made his Italian Serie A debut on 11 March 2000, against Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
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Maldonado was part of the Paraguay national under-20 football team that participated in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship he has since gone on to represent Paraguay at senior international level.
Maldonado has recently signed for the team where he was "born in soccer", Club Olimpia. He will take part of the glorious squad in the second half of the 2010 season, the Clausura 2010 in Paraguay.