Diego Barreto

Diego Barreto

Personal information
Full name	Diego Daniel Barreto Cáceres
Date of birth	(1981-07-16) 16 July 1981
Place of birth	Lambaré, Paraguay
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Olimpia Asunción
Number	TBA
Youth career
1996–2004	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Cerro Porteño	86	(0)
2005	→ Almería (loan)	0	(0)
2007	Newell's Old Boys	0	(0)
2008	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)	4	(0)
2008	Locarno	1	(0)
2009	Sol de América	19	(0)
2009–2015	Cerro Porteño	175	(0)
2015–	Olimpia Asunción	6	(0)
International career
2001	Paraguay U20	?	(?)
2004	Paraguay U23	?	(?)
2004–	Paraguay	13	(0)
Medal record Men's Football 2004 Athens Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name Diego Daniel Barreto Cáceres (born 16 July 1981) is a Paraguayan football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Olimpia Asunción 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 silver 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 losing 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.

Diego is known for his quick reflexes and for commanding the defense. That makes him one of the best Paraguayan goalkeepers. In July of 2015 after not having his contract renewed Diego Barreto moved to Cerro´s archrivals Club Olimpia where he is quickly adapted and is quickly becoming a fan favorite despite his past in Cerro

Honours

Cerro Porteño

• Paraguayan Primera División (3): 2004, 2005, 2012 Apertura

Paraguay U-23

• Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics (1): 2004 Athens

External links

• BDFA profile Template:Es icon
• profile @ www.football.ch
• Diego Barreto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Diego Barreto – FIFA competition record (archived)