Edgar Barreto

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Edgar Barreto
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)

Competitor for Paraguay
Olympic medal record
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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Reggina Calcio – current squad

3 Costa • 4 Cascione • 5 Cirillo • 6 Aronica • 7 Vigiani • 8 Barreto • 9 Stuani • 10 Cozza • 11 Joelson • 14 Tognozzi • 16 Valdez • 17 Amoruso • 18 Hallfreðsson • 19 Makinwa • 20 Álvarez • 21 Ceravolo • 22 Novaković • 23 Modesto • 24 Tullberg • 25 Montiel • 30 Campagnolo • 32 Pettinari • 34 Missiroli • 55 Lanzaro • 81 Brienza • Coach: Orlandi

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