Adriano Samaniego
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriano Samaniego Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpia Asunción | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Olimpia Asunción | 111 | (51) |
| 1987–1989 | Necaxa | 45 | (10) |
| 1990 | Olimpia Asunción | 39 | (26) |
| 1991 |
Junior Barranquilla | 33 | (18) |
| 1992 | Olimpia Asunción | 30 | (14) |
| 1993–1994 |
Junior Barranquilla | 56 | (23) |
| 1995–1997 | Olimpia Asunción | 77 | (26) |
| 1998 | Guaraní | 20 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1995 | Paraguay | 26 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008 | |||
Adriano Samaniego Giménez (born 8 September 1963) is a former
striker
.
Club
Samaniego started his football career in the youth divisions of
top scorer
of the Copa Libertadores in 1990 with seven goals.
After his success with Olimpia, Samaniego played for Colombian side Junior de Barranquilla between 1991 and 1994, where he won the 1993 national championship, before returning again to Olimpia in 1995. Adriano Samaniego ended his career in 1998 playing for Club Guaraní. He will always be remembered for his speed and his characteristic tremendous left foot shots.
International
Samaniego made his international debut for the
friendly match against Chile
(0-0). He obtained a total number of 26 international caps, scoring seven goals for the national side.
| International Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| ??. | 27 February 1991 | Campo Grande, Brazil |
 Brazil |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| ??. | 6 July 1995 | Maldonado, Uruguay |  Mexico |
2–1 | 2–1 | Copa América |
Honours
Club
- Olimpia
- Paraguayan Primera División: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995, 1997
- Torneo República: 1992
- 1990
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Junior Barranquilla
- Colombian 1st division: 1993
Individual
- Olimpia
- Top scorer Paraguayan Primera División: 1985 (19 goals)
- Top scorer Copa Libertadores: 1990 (7 goals)
- Top scorer
External links
- Adriano Samaniego at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Adriano Samaniego at National-Football-Teams.com
