Francisco_Ferreira_(Paraguayan_footballer)

Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1970)

Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1970)

Paraguayan footballer

Not to be confused with Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1919).

Francisco Flaminio Ferreira Romero (born 17 September 1970), commonly known as Francisco Ferreira, is a former Paraguayan football striker.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferreira and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

Ferreira started his career in Sportivo Luqueño, where at a very young age became one of the team's most prolific strikers leading the Paraguayan League in goalscoring in 1993.[1] His excellent form in 1993 caught the attention of Club Olimpia, who signed Ferreira for the 1994 season. He would then play for teams in Colombia, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, as well as returning to Paraguay to play for Sportivo Luqueño and Cerro Porteño. In 2000, he was the league's topscorer again, with 23 goals.

At the national team level, Ferreira was part of the Paraguay squad during the 1992 Olympic Games and was capped for a few other occasions until 2000.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Paraguay - List of Topscorers at RSSSF by Juan Pablo Andrés and Eli Schmerler
  2. [2]
    FIFA Profile
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