Ronald Huth
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Renato Huth Candia | ||
Date of birth | 30 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Blooming | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2007 | Tacuary | ||
2007–2009 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Tacuary | 29 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Vicenza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011 | → PAS Giannina (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Sportivo Luqueño | 7 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Tacuary | 11 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Olimpia Asunción (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2015 | Blooming | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Paraguay U20 | 11 | (0) |
2011 | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2015. |
Ronald Renato Huth Candia (born 30 October 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer. His last club was Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.
Huth also holds Italian nationality.[1] Managers Players Marcos Garzia Argentine Agent Players.
Career
Early career
Huth started his youth career at Tacuary and was then scouted by English side Liverpool.
Liverpool
2006–07 season
On 2 February 2007, it was reported that Huth had signed a two and a half year contract with Liverpool's Academy.[2] Huth became the first Paraguayan to join Liverpool FC, and was coached by Gary Ablett.[3] Huth himself stated that his career highlight was the moment when he signed for the club,[3] and was soon after put up to live with a local family which aided him to learn English faster.[4] Being part of the Liverpool U18 and reserve squad, he joined players such as Astrit Ajdarević, András Simon, Zsolt Poloskei, Péter Gulácsi and Adam Hammill, as well as South Americans Sebastián Leto, Emiliano Insua, Lucas Leiva and Gabriel Paletta. Huth played in a 4–1 victory against Blackburn Rovers on 22 March 2007, where he was substituted onto the field in the 60th minute for Fabio Aurelio.[5] In the same fixture, Liverpool's reserve-team also featured big name players such as Robbie Fowler, Boudewijn Zenden, Jermaine Pennant, Javier Mascherano, Gabriel Paletta, Emiliano Insua, Alvaro Arbeloa and Jerzy Dudek.[5] Huth would play for Liverpool's reserve team for the second half of the 2006–07 FA Premier Reserve League, which saw Liverpool finish in fifth position of the Reserve League North table with 26 points.
2007–08 season
On 25 October 2007, Huth played a full 90 minutes in a Premier Reserve League 2-1 win against Newcastle United in which Harry Kewell also featured for Liverpool. Huth was part of Liverpool's reserve team which were crowned champions of the Premier Reserve League North during the 2007–08 Premier Reserve League season, with a total of 43 points and sitting 13 points clear of their nearest rivals (Manchester City).[6] Liverpool had the longest winning streak with 7 matches from 26 February – 7 May, and also held the longest unbeaten run with 16 matches from 11 October – 7 May. The 2007–08 Premier Reserve League also saw Liverpool's reserve team attract the highest attendance of 10, 546 in a fixture against Manchester United on 26 February. Huth, wearing the number #5 shirt,[7] then took part in the Play-off Final against Aston Villa, who had been crowned champions of the Premier Reserve League South, respectively. The final was played no 7 May 2008 at Anfield with an attendance of 7,580 as Liverpool won the fixture 4–0. Reserve-team coach Gary Ablett said of Huth "Ronald has done exceptionally well and we are really pleased with the progress he is making. He is a young lad and he will get more chances as the season goes on".[8] During the 2007–08 season, Huth made 14 Premier Reserve League appearances, scoring 1 goal, and also made a total of 6 cup appearances.[9]
2008–09 season
During a pre-season friendly against Scotland's Hamilton Academical on 20 August 2008, Huth would go on to score in the 2–1 away victory at New Douglas Park. Liverpool U18 finished runners-up of the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup, however, Huth would take no part in the squad as did his reserve-team colleagues Dean Bouzanis, Daniel Ayala, Nathan Eccleston, David Amoo and Tom Ince. On 3 November 2008, Huth played a full 90 minutes of a 2–1 home loss against Manchester City in the Premier Reserve League. The result was Liverpool's fourth consecutive loss, which despite not posing any attacking threat they went close when Huth himself played through his team-mate Jordy Brouwer whose shot eventually went straight at the goal keeper.[10] Liverpool concluded the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League season in 7th position of the Premier Reserve League North with a total of 22 points. The reserve-team again attracted the highest attendance for the season with a total of 3,955 spectators in a fixture against Manchester United on 12 March 2009. Huth had made 8 league appearances for Liverpool in the Premier Reserve League and had also made 2 appearances in the 2007–08 Liverpool Senior Cup. He also made one appearance in the 2007–08 Lancashire Senior Cup in a 3–2 loss against Manchester United on 30 July 2008. On 16 June 2009, it was reported that Liverpool had released Huth alongside Godwin Antwi, Gary MacKay-Steven and the late Miki Roqué.[11] Huth's contract had subsequently expired and was not renewed.[12]
Vicenza
Huth was loaned to Italian Serie B side Vicenza in July 2009, from Tacuary, along with Cirilo Mora.[13] He played for Vicenza's Primavera Team as overage player[14] and occasionally as unused bench at first team. On 20 February 2010, he played his first team debut against Gallipoli, substituted Antonio Giosa after Vicenza scored 5th goal of the match.[15] The match Vicenza defeated Gallipoli in 5–0.
PAS Giannina
Huth signed for newly promoted Greek Super League side PAS Giannina on a season-long loan deal in July 2011.
Olimpia
Huth joined Olimpia in July 2013, signing a 12-month contract on loan from Tacuary.[16]
Blooming
In July 2015, Huth signed a one-year contract with Bolivian first division club Blooming.[17] On 12 August 2015 Blooming won the Copa Cine Center after defeating Wilstermann by a 4-0 score (5-1 agg.) in the final played at Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera.[18] Huth played in all 8 matches of that pre-season winter tournament and scored one goal. The defender left the club on December 2015 as result of a financial crisis.[19]
International career
Paraguay U20
Huth was a member of Paraguay U-20 national team at 2009 South American Youth Championship where he played 8 of 9 matches of the tournament. He played all the matches as starters for the Runner-up side. He also played at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup which he played 3 out of 4 Paraguay's scheduled matches. He was suspended for the 3rd (and last) group match after being sent off against Egypt U20.
Paraguay
Huth debuted for Paraguay in a 4–2 friendly loss against Argentina where he was substituted onto the field on 71 minutes for Óscar Ayala on 26 May 2011.[20]
Honours
Club
- Liverpool
- Youth team
- Dallas Cup winner: 2008
- Reserves
- Premier Reserve League National champion: 2007–08
- Premier Reserve League North champion: 2007–08
- Senior Cup: 2008–09
- Youth team
- Blooming
- Copa Cine Center winner: 2015
Personal life
Huth's maternal grandfather is Italian, which enabled him to obtain an Italian passport.[4]
Huth stated that his idols are Steven Gerard and Zinedine Zidane.[4]
References
- ↑ "Huth signs for Reds". Liverpool FC official site. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ↑
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- 1 2 "Liverpool - Blackburn Rovers 4 - 1 Reserves". Leningrad62.narod.ru. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Reds reserves win League". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Sitio Oficial del Club Tacuary - Paraguay". Tacuary.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Liverpool coach Ablett happy with Huth progress". Tribal Football. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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- ↑ Choon Yau Tan (2009-07-24). "Liverpool Reserves: Who Can McMahon Offload?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Tutte le altre operazioni" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 2009-08-31. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ↑ "Primavera: Vicenza - Cesena 1-2" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ↑ "Gallipoli-Vicenza 0-5" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ↑ "Huth llega a Olimpia - Deportes - ABC Color". Abc.com.py. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Blooming suma refuerzos". Eldia.com.bo. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Tras derrotar a Wilstermann: Blooming campeón de la Cine Center". Elpaisonline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Huth: "Prefiero irme antes de demandar a Blooming" | Fútbol | Blooming, Defensor, Ronald Huth". Diez.bo (in Spanish). 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Argentina vs. Paraguay - 25 May 2011". Soccerway. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
External links
- Official Liverpool FC Reserves Profile
- Ronald Huth – FIFA competition record
- Profile at Vicenza (Italian)
- Soccerway profile (English)