José Domingo Salcedo González (born 9 November 1983) is a retired

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midfielder and current head coach of

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's reserve team.

Career

Club career

Salcedo started his career with Paraguayan club

, before signing for

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in 2007. In January 2008, Salcedo signed for

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. Salcedo is one of Colo-Colo's third most expensive acquisitions, costing Colo-Colo more than $1 million, only below

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with $2 million and

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who cost the club $2.4 million. In 2010 Salcedo returned to Cerro Porteño.

International career

In June 2007, he was selected for the

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that competed in the

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Coaching career

On 9 October 2019 it was confirmed, that Salcedo would retire and continue as an assistant coach to interim head coach Víctor Bernay at his former club,

, for the rest of the season. A new head coach was hired at the end of the year, and Salcedo continued as head coach for the club's reserve team for 2020.Vientos de cambio en Barrio Obrero
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Personal life

Domingo is the brother of Paraguayan footballer

Santiago Salcedo Santiago Gabriel Salcedo González (born 6 September 1981), nicknamed "Sa-Sa", is a Paraguayan association football player currently playing for General Caballero JLM in Primera División Paraguaya. Salcedo is the maximum goal scorer in the ...

Honours

Club

;Colo-Colo *

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(2): 2008 Clausura, 2009 Clausura

References

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* * 1983 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Cerro Porteño players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Colo-Colo footballers Club Rubio Ñu footballers Club Deportivo Capiatá players Club Atlético 3 de Febrero players Club Libertad footballers Club Sol de América footballers Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Club Deportivo Capiatá managers People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Sportspeople from Central Department {{Paraguay-footy-bio-stub