Édgar Barreto

Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres (born 15 July 1984) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barreto and the second or maternal family name is Cáceres.
Édgar Barreto
Personal information
Full name Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-15) 15 July 1984
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Cerro Porteño 26 (4)
2004–2007 NEC 95 (10)
2007–2009 Reggina 68 (5)
2009–2011 Atalanta 33 (1)
2011–2015 Palermo 122 (7)
2015–2020 Sampdoria 104 (3)
2020–2022 NEC 47 (4)
Total 495 (34)
International career
2001 Paraguay U17 3 (0)
2003 Paraguay U20 4 (0)
2004 Paraguay U23 7 (0)
2004–2011 Paraguay 60 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team Competition
Copa América
Silver medal – second place2011 ArgentinaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After starting his career with Cerro Porteño in his homeland and NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie, Barreto spent the vast majority of his career in Italy's Serie A. He made over 260 appearances in the competition, in service of Reggina, Atalanta, Palermo and Sampdoria, and retiring in 2022 after two seasons back in the Netherlands at NEC.

Barreto earned 60 caps for the Paraguay national team from 2004 to 2011. After winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, he played for the country at three Copa América tournaments and two FIFA World Cups, finishing as runner-up in the 2011 Copa América.

Club career

Barreto started his career with Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño, debuting in the 2002 season. The following year he made his debut in the Copa Libertadores.

in January 2004, he signed with Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen.

In the summer of 2007, Barreto agreed to a four-year contract with Reggina Calcio.[3] He played an integral part in keeping Reggina in Serie A at the end of the 2007–08 season, earning a reputation for scoring long range goals. In summer 2009, after Reggina moved to Serie B, he was sold to Atalanta Bergamo.[4]

At Atalanta, Barreto missed most of his first season through injury,[5] only returning in the last days of the season and not being able to avoid the relegation of his club in Serie B. His excellent performances in Serie B afforded the interest Napoli during the January market. He contributed to the promotion of the Bergamaschi to Serie A in the 2010–11 season, at the end of which he was voted into "Top 11 Serie B" players team by Italian journalists.[6]

On 31 August 2011, Barreto moved to Palermo on a four-year contract[7] while a transfer fee of €5.3 million was paid to Atalanta.[8]

On 1 July 2015, Barreto signed a contract with U.C. Sampdoria.[9]

During an interview in July 2017, Barreto affirmed that he would not return to Paraguayan football due to family reasons, although he recognized that his time at Cerro Porteño was fundamental for his career.[10]

In May 2020 he agreed the termination of his contract with Sampdoria.[11]

Return to NEC

Upon Barreto's contract termination with Sampadoria, NEC's fans had dreamed and expressed his return. Barreto actually owned a house and three apartments that he leased in the city of Nijmegen, which was also a destination venue for his family during vacations and, on more than one occasion, Barreto manifested his wish to return to the club.[12] NEC's fans had placed a banner at the entry of the club's stadium asking Barreto to return as NEC's general manager, Wilco van Schaik, lifted the fan's hopes of Barreto returning to the club. Van Schaik had told Dutch magazine Voetbal International that Barreto was an important player in NEC and still held a lot of weight in the city,[13] with the club expressing interest in the player since the month of May.[14]

On 15 July 2020, on his 36th birthday and after 13 years in Italian football,[15] Barreto returned to his first European club NEC in the Dutch second tier. Barreto signed a season-long contract with the option of extending for another season.[16][11][17]

In August 2020, Barreto played his first match of the season in a 2–0 defeat to Cambuur.[18]

On 15 May 2022, he announced his retirement from football, while stating his desire to start a managerial career.[19][20]

International career

Barreto debuted for the Paraguay national football team in a 1–0 win over Costa Rica on 8 June at the 2004 Copa América. He played all four games as his team reached the quarter-finals.[21] Weeks later, he was part of their squad that took home a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Greece.[22] On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.[23]

On 17 August 2005, Barreto scored his first international goal to open a 3–0 friendly win over El Salvador in Ciudad del Este.[24] Coach Anibal Ruiz called him up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[25]

At the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, Barreto again played all four matches of a quarter-final finish. He scored to open a 3–1 win over the United States in the group stage.[26] At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, he came on in the 75th minute against Japan in the last 16 and scored the first attempt in the penalty shootout, as Paraguay advanced to the next round for the first time.[27]

Barreto was also in Gerardo Martino's squad that came runners-up to the hosts at the 2011 Copa América in Uruguay. Again on as a substitute in the quarter-finals against holders Brazil, he took the first penalty after another goalless draw, sending it wide in an eventual triumph.[28]

On 5 August 2012, Barreto announced his international retirement for the Albirroja. He said that he could no longer combine the long journeys with competing in Serie A.[21]

Personal life

Barreto is the younger brother of goalkeeper Diego Barreto, who was his international teammate.[29]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[30]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEC 2003–04 Eredivisie 9000––90
2004–05 25500––255
2005–06 32300–2[lower-alpha 1]0343
2006–07 29200–4[lower-alpha 1]0332
Total 951000006010110
Reggina 2007–08 Serie A 36321––384
2008–09 32210––332
Total 685310000716
Atalanta 2009–10 Serie A 4010––50
2010–11 Serie B 29100––291
Total 331100000341
Palermo 2011–12 Serie A 34100––341
2012–13 30020––320
2013–14 Serie B 34400––344
2014–15 Serie A 24210––252
Total 12273000001257
Sampdoria 2015–16 Serie A 3000020–320
2016–17 32210––332
2017–18 28122––303
2018–19 12010––130
2019–20 2000––20
Total 10434220001105
NEC 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 28320–3[lower-alpha 2]0333
2021–22 Eredivisie 19110––201
Total 474300030534
Career total 46930143409049633
  1. Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs for UI-Cup
  2. Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs for promotion

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[31]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 200460
200561
200660
2007141
2008100
200950
201051
201180
Total603
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barreto goal.
List of international goals scored by Édgar Barreto
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 August 2005Ciudad del Este, Paraguay El Salvador3–0Friendly
22 July 2007Barinas, Venezuela United States3–1Copa América 2007
317 November 2010So Kon Po, Hong Kong Hong Kong7–0Friendly

Honours

Paraguay U23

References
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  7. "Tre acquisti per i rosanero" [Three purchases for Palermo] (in Italian). palermocalcio.it. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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