Daniel Onega is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He was born on March 17 1945, in the city of Las Parejas in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.
Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in the Copa Libertadores, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.
In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season.
In 1973 he moved to Spain to play for Cordoba CF in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios in Colombia. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.
