Aldo Bobadilla

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Aldo Bobadilla

Full name	Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos
Date of birth	April 20, 1976 (1976-04-20) (age 32)
Place of birth	Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Independiente Medellin
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2004 2005 2006 2006-07 2007	Cerro Porteño Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Valencia CF Boca Juniors Independiente Medellín	180 (0) 19 (0) 28 (0) 19 (0) 2 (0)
National team²
1999-	Paraguay	55 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 12 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos (born April 20, 1976 in Pedro Juan Caballero) is a football player from Paraguay who plays as a goalkeeper.

Bobadilla started his career at Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño, then moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata of Argentina. He returned to Paraguay to play for Club Libertad until mid 2006, when he signed for Argentine Boca Juniors.

Bobadilla was part of the Paraguayan national football team that competed in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He went as a substitute and was not expected to play. However, Bobadilla had to replace starting goalkeeper Justo Villar after Villar's injury in the first match, against England.

Though he started the last season as the first-choice goalkeeper for Boca Juniors, he lost his place to Caranta after his rival's good performances in friendly matches.

v • d • e Paraguay squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Villar • 2 Núñez • 3 Toledo • 4 Gamarra • 5 Cáceres • 6 Bonet • 7 Cabañas • 8 Barreto • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Acuña • 11 Gavilán • 12 Gómez • 13 Paredes • 14 da Silva • 15 Manzur • 16 Riveros • 17 Montiel • 18 Valdez • 19 dos Santos • 20 López • 21 Caniza • 22 Bobadilla • 23 Cuevas • Coach: Ruiz