Raúl Páez

Raúl Páez
Personal information
Full name Raúl Alberto Páez
Date of birth (1937-05-26) 26 May 1937
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1967 San Lorenzo
1968 Quilmes
National team
Argentina

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


Raúl Páez (born 26 May 1937) is a former Argentine association football player.

Páez began his career in 1958 at San Lorenzo de Almagro in Buenos Aires. With San Lorenzo he won the 1959 Argentine Primera División and took part in the 1960 Copa Libertadores where they reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by Uruguayan side C.A. Peñarol.

While at San Lorenzo Páez was called up to the Argentina squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Páez appeared in matches against England and Bulgaria.

He stayed with San Lorenzo until 1967 before moving to Quilmes Atlético Club where he retired after the 1968 season. In total he played 222 matches in the Argentine league and scored 3 goals.


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