Three times he signed for O'Higgins, 33 goals across those spells, and the last came at 36 in 2005 as Rancagua beat Deportes Melipilla to climb back into the Primera División. His 138 goals in 314 club games were spread across Chile, Argentina and Mexico; the Paraguayan championship came with Sol de América in 1991 and the Invierno title with Pachuca in 2001, and his 21 caps covered the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 World Cup. Career record: 15 caps and 3 goals for Paraguay; club career at Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, CF Pachuca, Club León.
| 1989–1989 | Club Sol de América |
| 1993–1993 | O'Higgins |
| 1994–1994 | Club Deportes La Serena |
| 1995–1995 | O'Higgins |
| 1997–1997 | Audax Italiano |
| 1998–1998 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1999–2000 | Club Deportivo Universidad Católica |
| 2001–2001 | Chacarita Juniors |
| 2001–2002 | CF Pachuca |
| 2002–2003 | Club León |
| 2003–2003 | Barcelona S.C. |
| 2004–2004 | Audax Italiano |
| Paraguay | 15 caps, 3 goals |
Paraguay legends whose careers overlapped Brizuela's
One rank above: Aureliano Torres at #31.
One rank below: Julio Enciso at #33.
Paraguay's editorial top five: Arsenio Erico · José Luis Chilavert · Carlos Gamarra · José Saturnino Cardozo · Julio César Romero.