Posadas is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Derlis González, but the city has produced 45 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Germán Cano, Héctor De Bourgoing, Ricardo Rojas and Ernesto Cucchiaroni. Among them are 43 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 81 years, from 1927 to 2008.