Delio Toledo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Delio César Toledo Rodas | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Doctor Cecilio Báez, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | Atlético Colegiales | 61 | (4) |
| 1999 | Cerro Porteño | 15 | (3) |
| 1999 | Udinese | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Espanyol | 20 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Colón Santa Fe | 31 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Zaragoza | 109 | (4) |
| 2006–2010 | Kayserispor | 99 | (5) |
| 2011 | 3 de Febrero | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2008 | Paraguay | 35 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Delio César Toledo Rodas (born 2 October 1976) is a Paraguayan retired football player who played as a left back.
During his professional career he represented clubs in five different countries, competing mainly in La Liga. Toledo appeared with the Paraguayan national team at the 1999 Copa América and the 2006 World Cup.
Club career
Born in Doctor Cecilio Báez, Caaguazú Department, Toledo started his career in Club Atlético Colegiales from where, after a good season, he was transferred to Cerro Porteño. He then moved to Europe where he played briefly for Udinese Calcio (January–December 1999) and RCD Espanyol (January 2000–June 2001); with the latter he was involved in a forged passport scandal which led to a ban, in his first full season.[1]
After a brief spell back in South America with Colón de Santa Fe, Toledo returned to Spain, now with Real Zaragoza in the second division, scoring once in 31 games en route to promotion and being used very regularly in the subsequent three seasons.
He moved to Kayserispor of Turkey in July 2006, winning the domestic cup in his second year. He decided to retire from football due to injury in early 2010, but returned to football – and Kayserispor – on 29 March, in a match against Trabzonspor.
International career
Internationally, Toledo represented Paraguay on 35 occasions, playing 82 minutes against England in a group stage 0–1 loss at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[2] He was also selected for the squad at the 1999 Copa América played on home soil, as the national team reached the quarterfinals.[3]
Toledo made his international debut on 7 March 1999 in the Copa de la Paz, netting the second goal in a 3–0 win against Bolivia.
| International goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 7 March 1999 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Bolivia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Copa de la Paz |
| 2. | 17 June 1999 | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Uruguay | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 31 October 1999 | Chicago, United States |  Mexico | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 3 June 2000 | Asunción, Paraguay |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Espanyol
- Zaragoza
- Kayserispor
- Turkish Cup: 2007–08
- Turkish Super Cup: Runner-up 2008
References
- ↑ La policía interroga a Toledo por la supuesta falsedad de su pasaporte (Police question Toledo on alleged forged passport); El Mundo, 24 February 2001 (Spanish)
- ↑ England 1–0 Paraguay; BBC Sport, 10 June 2006
- ↑ Copa América 1999; at RSSSF
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Delio Toledo at National-Football-Teams.com
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