Asdrúbal Paniagua

Asdrúbal Paniagua
Personal information
Full name Asdrúbal Paniagua Ramírez
Date of birth (1951-07-29) 29 July 1951
Place of birth San Rafael de Heredia
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970-1976 Saprissa
1977-1984 Herediano
1985 Curridabat
National team
1971-1985 Costa Rica 36 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Paniagua and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Asdrúbal Paniagua Ramírez (born 29 July 1951, in San Rafael de Heredia[1]) is a retired professional football player from Costa Rica.

Better known as Yuba, he played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa, where he is still remembered as an idol.

Career

Club career

Paniagua is vastly recalled for his great shooting skills, his excellent passing abilities and sense of team organizement inside the field. Overall, he was a short midfielder, with extraordinary talent, and was part of the famous Saprissa's midfield whose way of playing made history in the CONCACAF region.

Paniagua was part of the mythical Saprissa squad that won six consecutive championships from 1972 to 1977,[1] a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the American continent. He was the club's leading scorer with twelve goals in 1974.[2]

Paniagua also won three titles with Herediano.

International career

Paniagua appeared in 36 matches for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1971 to 1985,[1] scoring 3 goals,[3] and represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4]

Personal life

Paniagua is married to Ligia Fuentes and has fathered seven children; Andrea, Ana Lucrecia, Rebecca, Ana Sofia, Fiorela, Kevin Hasdrubal and Asley.[1] After retiring he fell into a depression and became an alcoholic but he beat his addiction and worked as a sales agent for Grupo TACA.[5] Ironically, he survived a serious car crash after being hit by a drunk-driver in 1997.[6]

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