Diego Daniel Barreto Cáceres (born 16 July 1981) is a Paraguayan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Diego is the brother of fellow Paraguayan footballer
Édgar Barreto.
Career
Barreto started his career with the club
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...
, where he was trained by
Modesto Sandoval and was teammates with
Aldo Bobadilla
Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos (born 20 April 1976) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently manager of Independiente Medellín and Paraguay's U-20 team.
Career
Club
Bobadilla started his career at ...
. He developed in the youth divisions of Cerro.
Barreto was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguaya national 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 losing to Argentina in the final.
In 2007, Barreto had a spell with
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
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 an Italian passport.
In 2008, he spent a month with FC Locarno. He played in only one match, allowing four goals in the derby against FC Lugano. Barreto since returned to Cerro Porteño.
In July 2015 after not having his contract renewed Barreto moved to Cerro´s archrivals Club Olimpia.
International career
On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the
Portugal
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of
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
in the city of
Algarve
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The region has it ...
, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.
Honours
Cerro Porteño
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Paraguayan Primera División
The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...
: 2004, 2005,
2012 Apertura
Paraguay U-23
*Silver Medal at the
Summer Olympics
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:
2004 Athens
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See also
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Players and Records in Paraguayan Football
References
External links
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Living people
1981 births
Men's association football goalkeepers
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Paraguayan people of Italian descent
Olympic footballers for Paraguay
Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Paraguayan Primera División players
Cerro Porteño players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
UD Almería players
FC Locarno players
Club Sol de América footballers
Club Olimpia footballers
Sportivo Luqueño players
2004 Copa América players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
2011 Copa América players
Copa América Centenario players
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
People from Lambaré