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The Paraguay national football team, nicknamed La Albirroja, represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL.

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Emblem
Nickname(s)
Los Guaraníes (The Guaraníes)
La Albirroja (The White and Red)
Association
Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
APF
Confederation
CONMEBOL
South America
FIFA code
PAR
Appearances
8
first in 1930
Best result
Quarter-finals
2010

2010

Gerardo Martino
Head Coach
(Argentina)
1. Justo Villar
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 June 1977
Aged 32
Caps 71
Club - Valladolid (Spain)
12. Diego Barreto
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 July 1981
Aged 28
Caps 2
Club - Cerro Porteño
22. Aldo Bobadilla
Goalkeeper
Born - 20 April 1976
Aged 34
Caps 18
Club - Independiente Medellín (Colombia)
2. Darío Verón
Defender
Born - 26 June 1979
Aged 30
Caps 27
Club - UNAM (Mexico)
3. Claudio Morel
Defender
Born - 2 February 1978
Aged 32
Caps 25
Club - Boca Juniors (Argentina)
4. Denis Caniza
Defender
Born - 29 August 1974
Aged 35
Caps 95
Club - León (Mexico)
5. Julio César Cáceres
Defender
Born - 5 October 1979
Aged 30
Caps 59
Club - Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
6. Carlos Bonet
Defender
Born - 2 October 1977
Aged 32
Caps 60
Club - Olimpia
14. Paulo da Silva
Defender
Born - 1 February 1980
Aged 30
Caps 67
Club - Sunderland (England)
17. Aureliano Torres
Defender
Born - 16 June 1982
Aged 27
Caps 25
Club - San Lorenzo (Argentina)
21. Antolín Alcaraz
Defender
Born - 30 July 1982
Aged 27
Caps 5
Club - Club Brugge (Belgium)
8. Édgar Barreto
Midfielder
Born - 15 July 1984
Aged 25
Caps 47
Club - Atalanta (Italy)
11. Jonathan Santana
Midfielder
Born - 19 October 1981
Aged 28
Caps 21
Club - VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
13. Enrique Vera
Midfielder
Born - 10 March 1979
Aged 31
Caps 25
Club - LDU Quito (Ecuador)
15. Víctor Cáceres
Midfielder
Born - 25 March 1985
Aged 25
Caps 25
Club - Libertad
16. Cristian Riveros
Midfielder
Born - 16 October 1982
Aged 27
Caps 45
Club - Cruz Azul (Mexico)
20. Néstor Ortigoza
Midfielder
Born - 7 October 1984
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Argentinos Juniors (Argentina)
7. Óscar Cardozo
Forward
Born - 20 May 1983
Aged 27
Caps 29
Club - Benfica (Portugal)
9. Roque Santa Cruz
Forward
Born - 16 August 1981
Aged 28
Caps 66
Club - Manchester City (England)
10. Édgar Benítez
Forward
Born - 8 November 1987
Aged 22
Caps 12
Club - Pachuca (Mexico)
18. Nelson Valdez
Forward
Born - 28 November 1983
Aged 26
Caps 38
Club - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
19. Lucas Barrios
Forward
Born - 13 November 1984
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
23. Rodolfo Gamarra
Forward
Born - 10 December 1988
Aged 21
Caps 2
Club - Libertad

2006

Aníbal Ruiz
Head Coach
(Uruguay)
1. Justo Villar
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 June 1977
Aged 28
Caps 39
Club - Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
12. Derlis Gómez
Goalkeeper
Born - 2 November 1972
Aged 33
Caps 5
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
22. Aldo Bobadilla
Goalkeeper
Born - 20 April 1976
Aged 30
Caps 5
Club - Libertad
2. Jorge Núñez
Defender
Born - 22 January 1978
Aged 28
Caps 15
Club - Estudiantes (Argentina)
4. Carlos Gamarra
Defender
Born - 17 February 1971
Aged 35
Caps 106
Club - Palmeiras (Brazil)
14. Paulo da Silva
Defender
Born - 1 February 1980
Aged 26
Caps 33
Club - Toluca (Mexico)
15. Julio César Manzur
Defender
Born - 22 January 1981
Aged 25
Caps 13
Club - Santos (Brazil)
21. Denis Caniza
Defender
Born - 29 August 1974
Aged 31
Caps 74
Club - Cruz Azul (Mexico)
3. Delio Toledo
Midfielder
Born - 2 October 1976
Aged 29
Caps 30
Club - Zaragoza (Spain)
5. Julio César Cáceres
Midfielder
Born - 5 October 1979
Aged 26
Caps 32
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
6. Carlos Bonet
Midfielder
Born - 2 October 1977
Aged 28
Caps 29
Club - Libertad
8. Édgar Barreto
Midfielder
Born - 15 July 1984
Aged 21
Caps 15
Club - NEC
10. Roberto Acuña
Midfielder
Born - 25 March 1972
Aged 34
Caps 93
Club - Deportivo La Coruña (Spain)
11. Diego Gavilán
Midfielder
Born - 1 March 1980
Aged 26
Caps 39
Club - Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
13. Carlos Paredes
Midfielder
Born - 16 July 1976
Aged 29
Caps 68
Club - Reggina (Italy)
16. Cristian Riveros
Midfielder
Born - 16 October 1982
Aged 23
Caps 9
Club - Libertad
17. José Montiel
Midfielder
Born - 19 March 1988
Aged 18
Caps 6
Club - Olimpia
19. Julio dos Santos
Midfielder
Born - 7 May 1983
Aged 23
Caps 17
Club - Bayern Munich (Germany)
7. Salvador Cabañas
Forward
Born - 5 August 1980
Aged 25
Caps 15
Club - Jaguares (Mexico)
9. Roque Santa Cruz
Forward
Born - 16 August 1981
Aged 24
Caps 42
Club - Bayern Munich (Germany)
18. Nelson Haedo Valdez
Forward
Born - 28 November 1983
Aged 22
Caps 11
Club - Werder Bremen (Germany)
20. Dante López
Forward
Born - 16 August 1983
Aged 22
Caps 7
Club - Genoa (Italy)
23. Nelson Cuevas
Forward
Born - 10 January 1980
Aged 26
Caps 35
Club - Pachuca (Mexico)

2002

Cesare Maldini
Head Coach
(Italy)
1. José Luis Chilavert
Goalkeeper
Born - 27 July 1965
Aged 36
Caps 69
Club - Strasbourg (France)
12. Justo Villar
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 June 1977
Aged 24
Caps 8
Club - Libertad
22. Ricardo Tavarelli
Goalkeeper
Born - 2 August 1970
Aged 31
Caps 20
Club - Olimpia
2. Francisco Arce
Defender
Born - 2 April 1971
Aged 31
Caps 51
Club - Palmeiras (Brazil)
3. Pedro Sarabia
Defender
Born - 5 July 1975
Aged 26
Caps 40
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
4. Carlos Gamarra
Defender
Born - 17 February 1971
Aged 31
Caps 76
Club - AEK Athens (Greece)
5. Celso Ayala
Defender
Born - 20 August 1970
Aged 31
Caps 76
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
17. Juan Carlos Franco
Defender
Born - 17 April 1973
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Olimpia
18. Julio César Cáceres
Defender
Born - 5 October 1979
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Olimpia
19. Daniel Sanabria
Defender
Born - 8 February 1977
Aged 25
Caps 6
Club - Libertad
21. Denis Caniza
Defender
Born - 29 August 1974
Aged 27
Caps 49
Club - Santos Laguna (Mexico)
6. Estanislao Struway
Midfielder
Born - 25 June 1968
Aged 33
Caps 69
Club - Libertad
8. Guido Alvarenga
Midfielder
Born - 24 August 1970
Aged 31
Caps 18
Club - Léon (Mexico)
10. Roberto Acuña
Midfielder
Born - 25 March 1972
Aged 30
Caps 77
Club - Zaragoza (Spain)
13. Carlos Paredes
Midfielder
Born - 16 July 1976
Aged 25
Caps 41
Club - Porto (Portugal)
14. Diego Gavilán
Midfielder
Born - 1 March 1980
Aged 22
Caps 21
Club - Tecos (Mexico)
15. Carlos Bonet
Midfielder
Born - 2 October 1977
Aged 24
Caps 3
Club - Libertad
16. Gustavo Morínigo
Midfielder
Born - 23 January 1977
Aged 25
Caps 11
Club - Libertad
7. Richart Báez
Forward
Born - 31 July 1973
Aged 28
Caps 25
Club - Olimpia
9. Roque Santa Cruz
Forward
Born - 16 August 1981
Aged 20
Caps 24
Club - Bayern Munich (Germany)
11. Jorge Luis Campos
Forward
Born - 11 August 1970
Aged 31
Caps 31
Club - Universidad Católica (Chile)
20. José Cardozo
Forward
Born - 19 March 1971
Aged 31
Caps 57
Club - Toluca (Mexico)
23. Nelson Cuevas
Forward
Born - 10 January 1980
Aged 22
Caps 11
Club - River Plate (Argentina)

1998

Paulo César Carpegiani
Head Coach
(Brazil)
1. José Luis Chilavert
Goalkeeper
Born - 27 July 1965
Aged 32
Caps 40
Club - Vélez Sársfield (Argentina)
12. Danilo Aceval
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 September 1975
Aged 22
Caps 3
Club - Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina)
22. Rubén Ruiz Díaz
Goalkeeper
Born - 11 November 1969
Aged 28
Caps 12
Club - Monterrey (Mexico)
2. Francisco Arce
Defender
Born - 2 April 1971
Aged 27
Caps 28
Club - Palmeiras (Brazil)
3. Catalino Rivarola
Defender
Born - 30 April 1965
Aged 33
Caps 49
Club - Grêmio (Brazil)
4. Carlos Gamarra
Defender
Born - 17 February 1971
Aged 27
Caps 48
Club - Corinthians (Brazil)
5. Celso Ayala
Defender
Born - 20 August 1970
Aged 27
Caps 42
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
6. Edgar Aguilera
Defender
Born - 28 July 1975
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Cerro Corá
11. Pedro Sarabia
Defender
Born - 5 July 1975
Aged 22
Caps 20
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
14. Ricardo Rojas
Defender
Born - 26 January 1971
Aged 27
Caps 6
Club - Estudiantes (Argentina)
20. Denis Caniza
Defender
Born - 29 August 1974
Aged 23
Caps 8
Club - Olimpia
7. Julio César Yegros
Midfielder
Born - 31 January 1971
Aged 27
Caps 6
Club - Cruz Azul (Mexico)
10. Roberto Acuña
Midfielder
Born - 25 March 1972
Aged 26
Caps 40
Club - Zaragoza (Spain)
13. Carlos Paredes
Midfielder
Born - 16 July 1976
Aged 21
Caps 3
Club - Olimpia
16. Julio César Enciso
Midfielder
Born - 5 August 1974
Aged 23
Caps 4
Club - Internacional (Brazil)
19. Carlos Morales
Midfielder
Born - 4 November 1968
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Gimnasia de Jujuy (Argentina)
21. Jorge Luis Campos
Midfielder
Born - 11 August 1970
Aged 27
Caps 10
Club - Beijing Guo'an (China)
8. Arístides Rojas
Forward
Born - 12 August 1968
Aged 29
Caps 5
Club - Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina)
9. José Cardozo
Forward
Born - 19 March 1971
Aged 27
Caps 12
Club - Toluca (Mexico)
15. Miguel Ángel Benítez
Forward
Born - 19 May 1970
Aged 28
Caps 32
Club - Espanyol (Spain)
17. Hugo Brizuela
Forward
Born - 8 February 1969
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Argentinos Juniors (Argentina)
18. César Ramírez
Forward
Born - 21 March 1977
Aged 21
Caps 3
Club - Sporting CP (Portugal)

1986

Cayetano Ré
Head Coach
1. Roberto Fernández
Goalkeeper
Born - 9 July 1954
Aged 31
Caps 43
Club - Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
12. Jorge Battaglia
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 May 1960
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Sol de America
22. Julián Coronel
Goalkeeper
Born - 23 October 1958
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
2. Juan Torales
Defender
Born - 9 May 1956
Aged 30
Caps 58
Club - Libertad
3. César Zabala
Defender
Born - 3 June 1961
Aged 24
Caps 2
Club - Cerro Porteño
4. Vladimiro Schettina
Defender
Born - 8 October 1955
Aged 30
Caps 4
Club - Guaraní
5. Rogelio Delgado
Defender
Born - 12 October 1959
Aged 26
Caps 4
Club - Olimpia
13. Virginio Cáceres
Defender
Born - 21 May 1962
Aged 24
Caps 2
Club - Guaraní
14. Luis Caballero
Defender
Born - 17 September 1962
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
6. Jorge Amado Nunes
Midfielder
Born - 18 October 1961
Aged 24
Caps 2
Club - Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
7. Buenaventura Ferreira
Midfielder
Born - 4 July 1960
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
8. Julio César Romero
Midfielder
Born - 28 August 1960
Aged 25
Caps 11
Club - Fluminense (Brazil)
10. Adolfino Cañete
Midfielder
Born - 13 September 1956
Aged 29
Caps 4
Club - Cruz Azul (Mexico)
16. Jorge Guasch
Midfielder
Born - 17 January 1961
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
19. Rolando Chilavert
Midfielder
Born - 22 May 1961
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
9. Roberto Cabañas
Forward
Born - 11 April 1961
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - América de Cali (Colombia)
11. Alfredo Mendoza
Forward
Born - 31 December 1963
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Independiente Medellín (Colombia)
15. Eufemio Cabral
Forward
Born - 21 March 1955
Aged 31
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
17. Francisco Alcaraz
Forward
Born - 4 October 1960
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
18. Evaristo Isasi
Forward
Born - 26 October 1955
Aged 30
Caps 6
Club - Olimpia
20. Ramón Hicks
Forward
Born - 30 May 1959
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Libertad
21. Faustino Alonso
Forward
Born - 15 February 1961
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Sol de America

1958

Aurelio González
Head coach
1. Ramón Mayeregger
Goalkeeper
Born - 5 March 1936
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
12. Samuel Aguilar
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 March 1933
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
2. Edelmiro Arévalo
Defender
Born - 7 January 1929
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
4. Ignacio Achúcarro
Defender
Born - 31 July 1936
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
6. Eligio Echagüe
Defender
Born - 31 December 1938
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
13. Luis Gini
Defender
Born - 31 October 1935
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Sol de América
14. Darío Segovia
Defender
Born - 18 March 1932
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Sol de América
17. Agustín Miranda
Defender
Born - 1 January 1930
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
3. Juan Vicente Lezcano
Midfielder
Born - 5 April 1937
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
5. Salvador Villalba
Midfielder
Born - 29 August 1924
Aged 33
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
15. Luis Santos Silva
Midfielder
Born -
Aged
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
7. Juan Bautista Agüero (c)
Forward
Born - 24 June 1935
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
8. José Parodi
Forward
Born - 30 August 1932
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
9. Jorge Lino Romero
Forward
Born - 23 September 1937
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Sol de América
10. Oscar Aguilera
Forward
Born - 11 March 1935
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
11. Florencio Amarilla
Forward
Born - 3 January 1935
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
16. Claudio Lezcano
Forward
Born - 1930
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
18. Gilberto Penayo
Forward
Born - 3 April 1933
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Sol de América
19. Eliseo Insfrán
Forward
Born - 27 October 1935
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
20. José Raúl Aveiro
Forward
Born - 18 July 1936
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
21. Cayetano Ré
Forward
Born - 7 February 1938
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
22. Eligio Insfrán
Forward
Born - 27 October 1935
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní

1950

Manuel Fleitas Solich
Head coach
Pablo Centurión
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 April 1926
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
Marcelino Vargas
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 February 1921
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Club Libertad
Antonio Cabrera
Defender
Born - 10 December 1923
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Club Libertad
Casiano Céspedes
Defender
Born - 1924
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Manuel Gavilán
Defender
Born - 30 November 1920
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Club Libertad
Alberto González
Defender
Born - 12 February 1922
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Elioro Paredes
Defender
Born - 19 June 1921
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
Melanio Baez
Midfielder
Born - 9 May 1931
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
Castor Cantero
Midfielder
Born - 12 January 1918
Aged 32
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Armando González
Midfielder
Born -
Aged
Caps
Club - Guaraní
Victoriano Leguizamón
Midfielder
Born - 23 March 1922
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Enrique Avalos
Forward
Born - 1922
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
Marcial Avalos
Forward
Born - 5 December 1921
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
Ángel Berni
Forward
Born - 9 January 1931
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
Lorenzo Calonga
Forward
Born - 28 August 1929
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
Juan Cañete
Forward
Born - 27 July 1929
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Presidente Hayes
Atilio López
Forward
Born - 5 February 1925
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
César López Fretes
Forward
Born - 21 March 1923
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Hilarión Osorio
Forward
Born - 21 October 1928
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
Darío Jara Saguier
Forward
Born - 27 January 1930
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
Francisco Sosa
Forward
Born - 1918
Aged 32
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
Leongino Unzaim
Forward
Born - 16 May 1925
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia

1930

José Durand Laguna
Head coach
(Argentina)
Pedro Benítez
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 January 1901
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
Modesto Denis
Goalkeeper
Born - 9 March 1901
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
Eustacio Chamorro
Defender
Born -
Aged
Caps
Club - Presidente Hayes
Salvador Flores
Defender
Born - 1906
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño
José Miracca
Defender
Born - 23 September 1903
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
Quiterio Olmedo
Defender
Born - 21 December 1907
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Nacional
Francisco Aguirre
Midfielder
Born - 30 November 1907
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Santiago Benítez
Midfielder
Born - 1903
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Eusebio Díaz
Midfielder
Born - 1901
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Guaraní
Romildo Etcheverry
Midfielder
Born - 15 December 1906
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Diego Florentín
Midfielder
Born -
Aged
Caps
Club - River Plate
Tranquilino Garcete
Midfielder
Born - 1907
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
Forward
Born - 24 September 1910
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
Saguier Carreras
Forward
Born -
Aged
Caps
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
Diógenes Domínguez
Forward
Born - 1902
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
Aurelio González
Forward
Born - 25 September 1905
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Lino Nessi
Forward
Born - 1904
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
Amadeo Ortega
Forward
Born - 19 April 1905
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - River Plate
Bernabé Rivera
Forward
Born -
Aged
Caps 0
Club - Sportivo Luqueño
Gerardo Romero
Forward
Born - 1906
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Libertad
Luis Vargas Peña (c)
Forward
Born - 23 April 1907
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
Jacinto Villalba
Forward
Born - 5 February 1910
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Cerro Porteño