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Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello ((:roˈβerto miˈɣel aˈkuɲa kaˈβeʎo); born 25 March 1972) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Deportivo Recoleta. Nicknamed ''El Toro'' (bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a professional in Spain at Zaragoza and Deportivo, being very unlucky at the latter. Acuña played 100 times for Paraguay, representing the nation in three World Cups and four Copa América tournaments. ==Club career== Acuña was born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina, emigrating to Paraguay at a young age and starting playing for Club Nacional in 1989. After five years, he decided to acquire the country's citizenship to play for the national team, eventually becoming the second most capped player in Paraguay's history, second only to Carlos Gamarra. Afterwards, Acuña played four seasons back in Argentina, with Argentinos Juniors, Club Atlético Independiente and Boca Juniors, before moving to Europe in 1997 where he signed with Spain's Real Zaragoza. With the Aragonese he was an everpresent midfield fixture, helping the side to the 2001 conquest of the Copa del Rey.〔(Llegó el Frente y se fue el Atlético (The Front arrived and Atlético left) ); ABC, 21 June 2001 〕 In 2001, he won the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year award.〔(El historial del galardón (Award's history) ); ABC Color, 29 December 2008 〕 Consequently, Acuña attracted attention from Deportivo de La Coruña, which bought the player for five years and €11 million even though he was still due a five-match suspension from the previous season, where Zaragoza was relegated.〔(Deportivo swoop for Acuña ); UEFA.com, 10 July 2002〕 With the Galicians, however, he never appeared more than seven times in the league during his spell, also struggling with injuries〔(Acuña despair for Deportivo ); UEFA.com, 17 April 2003〕 and being often loaned.〔(Deportivo return for 'Toro' ); UEFA.com, 1 February 2005〕 Acuña first retired in 2007, finishing his career in Paraguay with Olimpia Asunción. However, in 2009, he came out of inactivity, signing with lowly Club Rubio Ñú; in 2012, the 40-year-old joined Club 12 de Octubre. In 2015, aged 43, Acuña helped Deportivo Recoleta gain promotion to the Paraguayan Primera División B. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roberto Acuña」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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