Florencio Amarilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amarilla and the second or maternal family name is Lacasa.

Florencio Amarilla

Personal information
Full name	Florencio Amarilla Lacasa
Date of birth	(1935-01-03)3 January 1935
Place of birth	Bogado, Paraguay
Date of death	25 August 2012(2012-08-25) (aged 77)
Place of death	Vélez-Rubio, Spain
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1958	Nacional
1958–1961	Real Oviedo	33	(4)
1961–1962	Elche	2	(1)
1962–1964	Constància	50	(8)
1964–1965	L'Hospitalet	12	(3)
1965–1966	Abarán
1966–1967	Manchego
1967–1969	CD Almería
1969–1971	Adra CF
1971–1972	AD Almería
International career
1956–1958	Paraguay	13	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor.

Amarilla was born in Bogado, Paraguay. He started his career in with Club Nacional in Paraguay before being transferred to Europe to play for teams like Elche CF and Real Oviedo of Spain. After leaving Elche, he wandered through a number of teams in the Spanish second and third levels before retiring at AD Almería in 1972. He played as a striker.

Amarilla was also part of the Paraguay national team that qualified to the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with three goals and he was also one of the top scorers for Paraguay in the World Cup with two goals.

Later career

Amarilla stayed in the Province of Almería in Spain after his career and began appearing in films shot in the region, most often as an unlisted extra but sometimes credited with a minor role. His on-screen appearances include 100 Rifles, Patton, El Condor, Catlow and Conan the Barbarian.

Death

Florencio Amarilla died in Vélez Rubio, Spain on 25 August 2012, at the age of 77.

Partial filmography

• 100 Rifles (1969) - (uncredited)
• Patton (1970) - Soldier (uncredited)

External links

• Florencio Amarilla at BDFutbol
• Florencio Amarilla at IMDb