- Diego Barreto
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Diego Barreto Personal information Full name Diego Daniel Barreto Cáceres Date of birth 16 July 1981 Place of birth Lambaré, Paraguay Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Cerro Porteño Number 12 Youth career 1996–2004 Cerro Porteño Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Cerro Porteño 16 (0) 2005 Almería 0 (0) 2006–2007 Cerro Porteño 70 (0) 2007 Newell's Old Boys 0 (0) 2008 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 4 (0) 2008 Locarno 1 (0) 2009 Sol de América 19 (0) 2009– Cerro Porteño 52 (0) National team 2001 Paraguay U-20 ? (?) 2004 Paraguay U-23 ? (?) 2004– Paraguay 3 (0) HonoursMen's Football Silver 2004 Athens Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Barreto and the second or maternal family name is Cáceres.Diego Daniel Barreto Cáceres (born 16 July 1981) is a Paraguayan football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.
Diego is the brother of fellow Paraguayan footballer, Édgar Barreto.
Career
Barreto started his career with the club Cerro Porteño, where he was trained by Modesto Sandoval and was teammates with Aldo Bobadilla. He developed in the youth divisions of Cerro.
Barreto was part of the gold medal-winning Paraguayan football team in the 2004 Olympics. Paraguay booked a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying group. The squad finished first, and then beat South Korea in the quarter-finals and Iraq in the semi-finals, before winning to Argentina in the final.
In 2007, Barreto had a spell with Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, but failed to break into the first team, returning to Paraguay in January 2008. However, he signed again for the Paraguayan team in July 2008.
He also holds Italian passport.
In 2008 he spent a month with FC Locarno. He played in only one match, allowing 4 goals in the derby against FC Lugano. Barreto has since returned to Cerro Porteño.[citation needed]
Diego is known for his quick reflexes and for commanding the defense. That makes him one of the best Paraguayan goalkeepers.
Honours
Cerro Porteño
Paraguay U-23
- Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics (1): 2004 Athens
External links
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- profile @ www.football.ch
- Diego Barreto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Barreto – FIFA competition record
Paraguay squad – 2004 Summer Olympics Paraguay squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Villar • 2 Martínez • 3 Manzur • 4 Gamarra • 5 Devaca • 6 Brítez • 7 López • 8 É. Barreto • 9 Bareiro • 10 Figueredo • 11 J. González • 12 D. Barreto • 13 Paredes • 14 Cristaldo • 15 Benítez • 16 Villalba • 17 Esquivel • 18 D. González • 19 H. Valdez • 20 dos Santos • 21 Torres • 22 Escobar • Coach: Jara SaguierParaguay squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Villar • 2 Verón • 3 Morel R. • 4 Caniza (c) • 5 J. Cáceres • 6 Bonet • 7 Cardozo • 8 É. Barreto • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Benítez • 11 Santana • 12 D. Barreto • 13 Vera • 14 da Silva • 15 V. Cáceres • 16 Riveros • 17 Torres • 18 H. Valdez • 19 Barrios • 20 Ortigoza • 21 Alcaraz • 22 Bobadilla • 23 Gamarra • Coach: MartinoParaguay squad – 2011 Copa América Runners-up 1 Villar (c) • 2 Verón • 3 Piris • 4 Marecos • 5 Alcaraz • 6 M. Cáceres • 7 Zeballos • 8 É. Barreto • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Martínez • 11 Santana • 12 D. Barreto • 13 Vera • 14 da Silva • 15 V. Cáceres • 16 Riveros • 17 Torres • 18 Haedo Valdez • 19 Barrios • 20 Ortigoza • 21 Estigarribia • 22 Fernández • 23 Pérez • Coach: MartinoCategories:- 1981 births
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Paraguay
- Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Cerro Porteño footballers
- UD Almería footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- LGBT people from Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- FC Locarno players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Association football goalkeepers
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in football
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