Asdrúbal Paniagua Ramírez (born 29 July 1951, in San Rafael de Heredia[1]) is a retired professional football player from Costa Rica.
Paniagua is vastly recalled for his great shooting skills, his excellent passing abilities and sense of team organizement inside the field.
[citation needed] Paniagua was part of the mythical Saprissa squad that won six consecutive championships from 1972 to 1977,[1] a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the Americas.
[1] After retiring, he fell into a depression and became an alcoholic but he beat his addiction and worked as a sales agent for Grupo TACA.
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