Antolín Alcaraz
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Alcaraz with Everton in 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Antolín Alcaraz Viveros | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Roque González, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Teniente Fariña | ? | (?) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Racing Club | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Beira-Mar | 112 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Club Brugge | 68 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Wigan Athletic | 69 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Everton | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Las Palmas | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Libertad | 74 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Olimpia | 80 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Total | 423 | (22) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Paraguay | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Antolín Alcaraz Viveros (born 30 July 1982) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
He rarely settled with a team in his early career, before signing in 2003 with Beira-Mar and remaining with the club five seasons, after which he joined Club Brugge. He then spent five years in the Premier League, in service of Wigan Athletic and Everton; after one year in Spain with Las Palmas, he returned to his country.
Alcaraz represented Paraguay at the 2010 World Cup and the 2011 Copa América, helping them to the final of the later tournament.