Nelson Cuevas

Nelson Cuevas
Personal information
Full name Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla
Date of birth (1980-01-10) 10 January 1980
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Sport Colombia
1997–1998 Tembetary
1998–2004 River Plate 74 (10)
2003Shanghai COSCO Sanlin (loan) 24 (6)
2005–2006 Pachuca 47 (16)
2006–2007 Club América 23 (0)
2008 Libertad 8 (0)
2008 Santos 17 (2)
2009 Universidad de Chile 12 (2)
2009–2010 Olimpia Asunción 41 (12)
2010 Albacete 11 (1)
2011 Puebla 9 (0)
2011 Cerro Porteño 2 (0)
2012 Sportivo Luqueño 1 (0)
2012 Sportivo Carapeguá 7 (1)
Total 276 (50)
International career
1999 Paraguay U20
2000 Paraguay U23
1999–2007 Paraguay 41 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnelson rafaˈel ˈkweβas amaˈɾiʎa]; born 10 January 1980) is a Paraguayan former footballer and current singer.

He represented the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 1999 and 2007 Copa América tournaments.

In addition to playing club football in his native Paraguay, Cuevas played for Santos in Brazil, River Plate in Argentina, Universidad de Chile in Chile, Albacete in Spain, Inter Shanghai in China, and three clubs in Mexico.