Juan Eduardo Samudio Serna (born 14 October 1978 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Libertad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Eduardo Samudio Serna | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Libertad | 27 | (7) |
| 1999 | Guaraní | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Libertad | 141 | (82) |
| 2007 | Querétaro | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Guaraní | 19 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Libertad | 54 | (26) |
| 2009–2010 | Barcelona S.C. | 52 | (21) |
| 2011 | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Libertad | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Paraguay | 10 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2026 | Libertad (youth) | ||
| 2020 | Libertad (interim) | ||
| 2026– | Libertad | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samudio held the record for most goals scored in the Paraguayan first division with 108 goals,[1] and is the third maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 119 goals, ahead of Fredy Bareiro (112).[2] He was nicknamed El Mágico (The Magician).
Career
editSamudio started his career in the youth divisions of Libertad and made his debut in 1996. While in Libertad the team got relegated to the 2nd division in 1998 but Samudio stayed in the team and helped in obtaining the promotion to 1st division in 2000. After the promotion, Libertad saw success in their return to first division and won two national championships back to back in 2002 and 2003 and was the topscorer of the Paraguayan league in 2002 and 2004.[3]
In 2007, he had a brief stint in Mexico playing for Querétaro FC and returned to Paraguay to play for Guaraní before returning to Libertad to play and win the Apertura 2008 tournament. In July 2008 he was offered a symbolic "lifetime" contract by Libertad because of all his contributions to the team throughout the years.[4] In September 2008 Samudio reached 108 goals in the Paraguayan first division, passing Mauro Caballero and becoming the all-time goalscorer of Paraguayan football.[5]
Honours
editTitles
editIndividual
edit- Third maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 119 goals[6]
- Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer in 2002.
- Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer in 2004.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ “Mágicos” goles (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Diario HOY | Amparados bajo la bendición de la Cruz". 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Paraguay - List of Topscorers
- ↑ “Mágico” contrato para Samudio
- ↑ Se cargó el triunfo (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Diario HOY | Amparados bajo la bendición de la Cruz". 26 April 2016.
External links
edit- Juan Samudio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Samudio at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Samudio – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)