The Paraguay national under-23 football team, also known as the Paraguay Olympic football team, represents

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

in international

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competitions in

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and

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. The team is controlled by the

Paraguayan Football Association The Paraguayan Football Association ( es, Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol ; APF) ( Guarani: ''Paraguái Mangapy Atyguasu''), is the omnibus governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league, including futsal a ...

and is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, in accordance with

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regulations.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

Pan American Games

Honours

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

: ** Silver medalists (1):

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CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament The CONMEBOL Preolímpico ( en, Pre-Olympic Tournament) is an international association football event in the South America region organized by CONMEBOL. It is the qualification tournament for the football tournament at the Olympic Games. In 1960 ...

** Champions (1):

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** Runners-up (1):

** Third place (1):

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South American Games The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...

: ** Gold medalists (1): 1978

Results and fixtures

2019

2020

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to compete in the

2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament was the 13th edition of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised by the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) to deter ...

. Head coach: Ernesto Marcucci The 23-man squad was announced on 27 December 2019. On 3 January 2020, Sergio Bareiro was called up to replace Sebastián Ferreira who was not released by his team Monarcas Morelia.

Notable players

Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón () (born 17 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level and was for a long time the most capped player ...

José Saturnino Cardozo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

Édgar Barreto Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres (born 15 July 1984) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. After starting his career with Cerro Porteño in his homeland and NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie, Barreto spent ...

Overage players in Olympic Games

Former squads

* 1992 Summer Olympics squads - Paraguay * 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament squads - Paraguay * 2004 Summer Olympics squads - Paraguay

References

External links

{{International Football under-23 South American national under-23 association football teams