Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano (born 27 July 1981) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Capitán Figari | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Olimpia | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Atlético Rafaela | 27 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Valencia B | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Getafe (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Badajoz (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Racing Club (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Valencia B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Burjassot | ||
| 2007–2009 | Alzira | 49 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Sant Andreu | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Alzira | 30 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Huracán | 134 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | Paterna | ? | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015 | |||
Born in Eusebio Ayala, Amarilla was signed by Valencia CF in the summer of 1999, being hailed as of one of the biggest promises in his country after playing as a 17-year-old for Atlético de Rafaela, which led his agent Eduardo Gamarnik trying to find a club for him in Europe. He was initially assigned to the B-team.
On 21 November 2000 Amarilla made his first – and only – official appearance for the main squad, with coach Héctor Cúper fielding him in a 2–0 home win against SK Sturm Graz for the season's UEFA Champions League second group stage.[1] Released by the Che in June 2006 after several loans,[2][3][4] he resumed his career in the Spanish lower leagues, mainly with UD Alzira and mostly in the Valencian Community.
Cerro Porteño
Alzira
Sant Andreu