Adriano Samaniego Giménez (born 8 September 1963) is a former football striker.
| 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 | |||
Club
editSamaniego started his football career in the youth divisions of Club Olimpia of Paraguay. His debut in the first team squad was in 1981. He played for Olimpia from 1981 to 1985, achieving the top scorer title of the Paraguayan League in 1985 and winning the national championship in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985. A serious injury kept him from playing the 1986 FIFA World Cup. After a brief stint in Mexico playing for Necaxa, he returned to Olimpia in 1990 to form the feared attacking trio of 1990 along with Raul Vicente Amarilla and Gabriel "El Loco" González, which led Olimpia to the Copa Libertadores title, Supercopa Sudamericana and Recopa of the same year. Samaniego was also the 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
editSamaniego made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 9 October 1985 in a 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
editClub
edit- Olimpia
- Paraguayan Primera División: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995, 1997
- Torneo República: 1992
- Copa Libertadores: 1990
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Junior Barranquilla
- Colombian 1st division: 1993
Individual
edit- Olimpia
- Top scorer Paraguayan Primera División: 1985 (19 goals)
- Top scorer Copa Libertadores: 1990 (7 goals)
External links
edit- Adriano Samaniego at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Adriano Samaniego at National-Football-Teams.com