Edgar Barreto

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Edgar Barreto
Personal information
Full name Edgar Osvaldo Barreto Caceres
Date of birth July 15, 1984 (1984-07-15) (age 23)
Place of birth    Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Reggina
Number 8
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-2003
2004-2007
2007-
Cerro Porteño
NEC
Reggina
26 (4)
95 (10)
35 (5)   
National team2
2004- Paraguay 34 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23 July, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 June, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Paraguay
Men's Football
Silver 2004 Athens Team Competition

Edgar Osvaldo Barreto Caceres (born July 15, 1984 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football player who, as of 2007, is playing for Reggina in the Italian Serie A.

He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final. He also capped for Paraguay U-20 at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

He played for Paraguay in Copa América 2007.

He played an integral part in keeping Reggina in Seria A at the end of the 2007-2008 season, earning a reputation for scoring long range goals.

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