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= William Paats = = William Paats lived from Jan. 12th, 1879 - August 28th, 1946. In 1894 Paats and his family moved to Paraguay... he was 18 at the time. Soon after he became a phsical education instructor and began to teach soccer to his students. (William Paats 1) Soccer became popular almost immediately. Tournaments then started to take place at the Plaza de Armas. After Paats founded his own soccer club, soon an olympic soccer club was founded in 1902. Paats also promoted rowing, tennis, cricket and swimming on the side. (William Paats 1) = =  = =   = = = = =  Go back to Paraguay Home Page