Daniel Onega is a retired Argentine

Argentina

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 centre forward who played for the Argentina national team

Argentina national football team

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 between 1966 and 1972. He is the brother of the late midfielder

Midfielder

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 Ermindo Onega

Ermindo Onega

Ermindo Ángel Onega was an Argentine footballer, offensive midfielder and forward from River Plate. He played for River Plate from 1957 to 1968, 222 matches making 98 goals. In 1972 he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield in 30 matches making 6 goals.Onega also had spells with Peñarol in...

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Onega started his career at River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

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. It was with River that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in the Copa Libertadores, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.

In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club

Racing Club de Avellaneda

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 for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season.

In 1973 he moved to Spain

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 to play for Córdoba CF

Córdoba CF

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 in the Spanish 2nd division

Segunda División

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, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios

Millonarios

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 in Colombia

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. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.

Titles and Awards

Season	Club	Title
1966	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....	Copa Libertadores topscorer: 17 goals
1978	Millonarios Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in Bogotá. As of 2011, Millonarios shares with rivals América de Cali the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although Millonarios haven't won this tournament since 1988. They are also the third Colombian team to...	Colombian League