Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florencio Amarilla Lacasa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogado, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 25 August 2012 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Vélez-Rubio, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1958 | Nacional | ||
| 1958–1961 | Real Oviedo | 33 | (4) |
| 1961–1962 | Elche | 2 | (1) |
| 1962–1964 | Constància | 50 | (8) |
| 1964–1965 | L'Hospitalet | 12 | (3) |
| 1965–1966 | Abarán | ||
| 1966–1967 | Manchego | ||
| 1967–1969 | CD Almería | ||
| 1969–1971 | Adra CF | ||
| 1971–1972 | AD Almería | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1958 | Paraguay | 13 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amarilla was born in Bogado, Paraguay. He started his career in with Club Nacional in Paraguay before being transferred to Europe to play for teams like Elche CF and Real Oviedo of Spain.[2] After leaving Elche, he wandered through a number of teams in the Spanish second and third levels before retiring at AD Almería in 1972.[3] He played as a striker.
Amarilla was also part of the Paraguay national team that qualified to the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with three goals and he was also one of the top scorers for Paraguay in the World Cup with two goals.[4]
Later career
editAmarilla stayed in the Province of Almería in Spain after his career and began appearing in films shot in the region, most often as an unlisted extra but sometimes credited with a minor role.[1][5] His on-screen appearances include 100 Rifles, Patton, El Condor, Catlow and Conan the Barbarian.[1]
Death
editFlorencio Amarilla died in Vélez Rubio, Spain on 25 August 2012, at the age of 77.
Partial filmography
edit- 100 Rifles (1969) - (uncredited)
- Patton (1970) - Soldier (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ a b c García, Juan Gabriel (29 August 2012). "El último adiós del futbolista que quiso ser actor" (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Nacional Website
- ^ Corcuera, José Ignacio (1 February 2010). "Florencio Amarilla, un extremo de película" (in Spanish). cihefe.es. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ FIFA Profile
- ^ García, Juan Gabriel. "Amarilla: el futbolista que quiso ser actor (short film, introducing the corresponding book)". Retrieved 30 August 2012.
External links
edit- Florencio Amarilla at BDFutbol
- Florencio Amarilla at IMDb
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