Adán Paniagua
Adán Onelio Paniagua González is a former Guatemalan footballer who was a member of the Guatemala national team and represented Guatemala at the 1988 Olympic Games.
Early life
He was born in Finca El Salto, Escuintla, Guatemala.Club career
Paniagua played forward for Club Caminos F.C. (1977-1978), Juventud Retalteca (1979, 1980-1981, 1984, 1988), CD Suchitepequez (1982-1983), Club Cobán Imperial (1987), Bandegua.Del Monte (1989), Deportivo Chiquimulilla (1990-1991), Club Izabal J.C (1991-1992), Deportivo Escuintla (1992-1993), CSD Sacachispas (1993) in Guatemala.International career
Paniagua played for Club Racing de Santander, España and Deportivo Águila de San Miguel, El Salvador.He played on the Guatemala national team that was runner-up in the Unión Centroamerica Youth Tournament in El Salvador. He participated in the Norceca Juvenil, Puerto Rico, Pan American Games Puerto Rico, Olympic Games Qualifying Moscow, World Qualifying Spain, World Cup Qualifying Mexico, World Cup Qualifying Italy.
At the 1988 Olympics, he scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to Italy in Guatemala's first match and started Guatemala's first two matches.
In qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Paniagua scored a crucial goal which Guatemala a 1-0 lead versus Canada in the second leg of Guatemala's second round encounter. Guatemala advanced to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on away goals over Canada. He took part in 9 World Cup qualification matches in total during the 1982 and 1990 campaigns.