Nelson Rodrigo Parraguez Riveros (born April 5, 1971) is a retired Chilean football midfielder who was capped 52 times for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2001, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.Paraguez played most of his career for Universidad Católica where he won one league title and two Copa Chile.
He also played abroad for Necaxa of Mexico and Nueva Chicago of Argentina.