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{{short description|Paraguayan footballer and coach (1925-2016)}}
{{distinguish|Hipólito Atilio López}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|López|Riveros|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name = Atilio López
 | image =
 | fullname = Higinio Atilio López Riveros
 | height =
 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1925|2|5}}
 | birth_place = [[Villarrica, Paraguay|Villarrica]], [[Paraguay]]
 | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|7|14|1925|2|5}}
 | death_place = 
 | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
 | youthyears1 =
 | youthclubs1 =
 |  years1 =   1943–1950
| years2 =  1950–1952
| years3 =  1953
| years4 =  1953–1956
| years5 =  1956
| years6 =  1957
| years7 =  1958–1961
| years8 =  1962
| years9 =  1962
 |  clubs1 =   [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]]
| clubs2 =  [[Boca Juniors de Cali|Boca Juniors (Cali)]]
| clubs3 =  [[Club Atlético Chalaco|Atlético Chalaco]]
| clubs4 =  [[Atlético Madrid]]
| clubs5 =  [[Atlético Chalaco]]
| clubs6 =  [[Grêmio]]
| clubs7 =  [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas|Aucas]]
| clubs8 =  [[Club Nacional (Paraguay)|Nacional (Paraguay)]]
| clubs9 =  Pettirossi (Encarnación)
 | caps1 =   ?
| caps2 =  ?
| caps3 =  ?
| caps4 =  ?
| caps5 =  ?
| caps6 =  ?
| caps7 =  ?
| caps8 =  ?
| goals1 =  ?
| goals2 =  ?
| goals3 =  13
| goals4 =  ?
| goals5 =  1
| goals6 =  0
| goals7 =  ?
| goals8 =  ?
| nationalyears1 = 1950–1953
 | nationalteam1 = [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
| nationalcaps1 =   12
| nationalgoals1 =   5
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|PAR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1953 South American Championship|1953 Peru]]|}}
}}

'''Higinio Atilio López Riveros''' (5 February 1925 – 14 July 2016) was a Paraguayan [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]] and coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apf.org.py/fallecio-el-gran-atilio-lopez-campeon-de-america-del-53.html |title=Falleció el gran Atilio López, campeón de América del 53 - A.P.F. - Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol |last=Nicolas |work=apf.org.py |accessdate=26 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821062943/http://www.apf.org.py/fallecio-el-gran-atilio-lopez-campeon-de-america-del-53.html |archivedate=21 August 2016 }}</ref> He was part of the [[Paraguay national football team]] that participated in the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[South American Championship 1953|1953 Copa America]], which was eventually won by Paraguay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53162/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402044526/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53162/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2009|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Atilio LOPEZ|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.com.py/articulos.php?pid=403730&fec=2008-04-03|title=Archivo no encontrado|work=abc.com.py|accessdate=26 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210213825/http://www.abc.com.py/articulos.php?pid=403730&fec=2008-04-03|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Club career==
At the club level, he played for teams like [[Club Nacional|Nacional]] and [[Club Guaraní]] of Paraguay, [[Boca Juniors de Cali]] of [[Colombia]], [[Atlético Madrid]] of [[Spain]], [[Atlético Chalaco]] of [[Peru]], and Atahualpa and [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas|Aucas]] of [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.com.py/2006-08-28/articulos/275142/atilio-lopez-el-hombre-gol-paraguayo|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110813033732/http://www.abc.com.py/2006-08-28/articulos/275142/atilio-lopez-el-hombre-gol-paraguayo|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2011|title=- ABC Color|first=ABC|last=Color|work=abc.com.py|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
On 30 April 1950, López made his international debut for [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] during a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], scoring once in the 3-2 win.<ref> {{cite web |title=Paraguay v Uruguay, 30 April 1950 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/paraguay-v-uruguay-30-april-1950-225818/ |website=11v11 |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |title=Atilio López Football Player |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/atilio-lopez-75904/ |website=11v11 |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

López was selected in Paraguay’s [[1950 FIFA World Cup squads|squad]] for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]],<ref> {{cite web |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Paraguay |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017110515/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/teams/team=43928.html |website=FIFA |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref> playing Paraguay’s two games against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]<ref> {{cite web |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Sweden Paraguay |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105071945/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1228/report.html |website=FIFA |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref> and [[Italy national football team|Italy]].<ref> {{cite web |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Italy Paraguay |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105103502/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1218/report.html |website=FIFA |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref> and scoring one goal against Sweden.<ref> {{cite web |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Sweden Paraguay |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105071945/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1228/report.html |website=FIFA |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

He was also in Paraguay’s [[1953 South American Championship squads|squad]] for the [[1953 South American Championship]], playing all seven games and scoring three goals.<ref>{{cite web |title=South American Championship 1953 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/53safull.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref> During the final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], he played his 12th and last cap and scored his 5th and last goal with Paraguay.<ref> {{cite web |title=Atilio López Football Player |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/atilio-lopez-75904/ |website=11v11 |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

==As coach==
After retiring from football as a player, López managed Paraguayan First Division teams like [[Sportivo Luqueño]], Guaraní and [[Club Libertad]]. He was also in charge of the youth divisions of several teams around the country.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

==Titles==
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Team
!Title
|-
|1949|| [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]]|| [[Liga Paraguaya: Primera División|Paraguayan 1st division]]
|-
|[[South American Championship 1953|1953]]|| [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]|| [[Copa America]]
|-
|1959|| [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas|Aucas]]|| Ecuador Championship
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Paraguay Squad 1950 World Cup}}
{{Paraguay squad 1953 South American Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Atilio}}
[[Category:1925 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Villarrica, Paraguay]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Guairá Department]]
[[Category:Paraguayan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Club Nacional footballers]]
[[Category:Club Guaraní players]]
[[Category:Atlético Madrid footballers]]
[[Category:Paraguayan Primera División players]]
[[Category:Categoría Primera A players]]
[[Category:Paraguay men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Peru]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]]
[[Category:Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Copa América–winning players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]


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