Édgar Barreto
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| Full name | Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1984 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
Current team | U.C. Sampdoria | |||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Cerro Porteño | 26 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2004–2007 | NEC | 95 | (10) | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Reggina | 68 | (5) | |||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Atalanta | 33 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Palermo | 122 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2015– | U.C. Sampdoria | 7 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | Paraguay U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Paraguay U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Paraguay | 60 | (3) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2015. | ||||||||||||
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Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres (born 15 July 1984) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for U.C. Sampdoria as a midfielder. He represented the Paraguay national team from 2004 to 2011.
Barreto is the brother of fellow Paraguayan goalkeeper Diego Barreto.
Club career
Barreto started his career with the club Cerro Porteño, debuting in the 2002 season. The following year arrived also debut in the Copa Libertadores. It is noticed by the scouts of the NEC, Dutch club, who in January 2004 to buy it. After excellent performances in Eredivisie, in the summer of 2007 was bought by Reggina, signing a four-year contract.[1] Barreto played an integral part in keeping Reggina in Serie A at the end of the 2007–08 season, earning a reputation for scoring long range goals. In summer 2009, after Reggina moved to Serie B, he was sold to Atalanta.[2] Skip first season in nerazzurro through injury,[3] returning the last days, not being able to avoid the relegation of his club in Serie B. His excellent performances in Serie B afforded the interest Napoli during the January market. Contributing to the promotion of bergamaschi in Serie A, at the end of the season is placed in the "Top 11 serie B 2010/11".[4]
On 31 August 2011, he moved to Palermo in 4-year contract[5] for €5.3 million .[6]
On 1 July 2015, Barreto signed a contract with U.C. Sampdoria.[7]
International career
Barreto debuted for the Paraguay national football team in a friendly match against Costa Rica on 8 June 2004.[8]
Barreto was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team. He also capped for the Paraguay U-20 squad at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played for Paraguay in Copa América 2007, FIFA World Cup 2006, FIFA World Cup 2010 and Copa América 2011.
On 5 August 2012, Barreto announced his international retirement from the Albirroja due to fatigue from intercontinental travelling for national team matches. He cited that the travelling takes away much energy as the Serie A championship is long and exhausting.[8][9]
Career statistics
International
| Paraguay national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 3 |
Last updated: 2012-08-22
Source: Édgar Barreto at National-Football-Teams.com
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August 2005 | Ciudad del Este |  El Salvador | 3–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 July 2007 | Barinas |  United States | 3–1 | Win | Copa América 2007 |
| 3 | 17 November 2010 | So Kon Po |  Hong Kong | 7–0 | Win | Friendly |
Honours
Paraguay U-23
- Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics (1): 2004 Athens
References
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Barreto alla Reggina" [OFFICIAL: Barreto to Reggina] (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.net. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
- ↑ "Edgar Barreto in nerazzurro" [Edgar Barreto in nerazzurro] (in Italian). atalanta.it. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ "Barreto, la scheda" [Barreto, the profile] (in Italian). tuttoatalanta.com. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑ "Gran Galà Top 11 Serie B 2011 a Rimini" [Gran Galà Top 11 Serie B 2011 to Rimini] (in Italian). calciatori-online.com. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ↑ "Tre acquisti per i rosanero" [Three purchases for Palermo] (in Italian). palermocalcio.it. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Un Palermo che investe" [Investing to Palermo] (in Italian). palermocalcio.it. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ "Official: Sampdoria sign Barreto". football-italia.net. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/barreto-renuncia-a-la-albirroja-433396.html
- ↑ http://www.seleccionparaguaya.org/edgar-barreto-comunico-decision-de-no-continuar-en-la-albirroja-n193
External links
- Profile at BDFA
- Édgar Barreto – FIFA competition record
- Édgar Barreto at National-Football-Teams.com
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