Secundino Ayfuch

Secundino Aifuch Osorio (born 21 July 1952) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career He spent most of his career in the Paraguayan Primera División, playing with Sol de América and Cerro Porteño, winning a title with the latter in 1977 and playing five matches at the 1978 Copa Libertadores before moving to Spanish side Espanyol ahead of the 1978–79 La Liga season. In four seasons in Spain, he made 67 league appearances, scoring six times.

In his fourth match with the club, on 29 April 1979, he scored against Barcelona at Camp Nou, putting one past Pedro Artola albeit during a 2–1 defeat. Three weeks later, he scored Espanyol's 2,000th top-flight goal in a victory over Burgos.

International career Aifuch was part of the national squad that won the 1971 South American U-20 Championship held in Paraguay by going undefeated. He scored in the semi-final victory over Peru.

He earned 20 caps with the senior national team from 1975 to 1981. He represented his country during 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He also played in the 1976 Taça do Atlântico.

International goals Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 2 February 1977 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 9 February 1977 Paraguay 2–2 1977 Copa Paz del Chaco

Honours

Club Cerro Porteño Paraguayan Primera División: 1977

Personal life His uncle, Juvencio Osorio, won three straight titles with Cerro Porteño (1972–1974) before spending four years at Espanyol and eventually retiring with Cerro Porteño. They were teammates for one season in Spain in 1978–79.