Carlos Paredes (footballer)

Carlos Paredes
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges
Date of birth	16 July 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Independiente FBC (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2000	Olimpia Asunción
2000–2002	FC Porto
2002–2006	Reggina
2006–2008	Sporting CP
2008–2009	Olimpia Asunción
2009–2010	Rubio Ñú
2010	Sportivo Luqueño
2011–2015	Olimpia Asunción
Total
International career
1998–2008	Paraguay
Managerial career
2015–2016	Olimpia (assistant)
2016	Paraguay U23
2016	Paraguay U20 (interim)
2017	Rubio Ñu
2017	Guaireña
2017–2018	Paraguay U20
2018–2019	Sol de América (reserves)
2019	Independiente FBC
2019–2020	Fulgencio Yegros
2020	Sportivo Luqueño
2021	Tacuary
2023	Tacuary
2024–	Independiente FBC
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos umˈbeɾto paˈɾeðes ˈmoŋɡes]; born 16 July 1976) is a Paraguayan coach and former footballer. He is the current manager of Independiente FBC.

His style of play led the Paraguayan media to call him the "Sir of the Midfield". Paredes played defensive midfield, though he could also play as centre-forward, being a lethal header. He also had exceptional leadership capabilities on the field, where he was constantly marshalling instructions to the rest of the team.

His first major competition as a coach was the 2016 Toulon Tournament with the Paraguay national under-23 football team.^[2]

Career

Paredes started his career in Club Olimpia of Paraguay in 1995, winning five national championships and becoming the youngest captain in the club's history at the age of 20. In 2000, he moved to FC Porto of Portugal, where he won the Cup of Portugal in the 2000/2001 season. In 2002, he was transferred to Reggina for €4.8million (Porto retained 25% rights to receive future transfer revenue of Reggina received).^[3] In 2006 Paredes moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal where he was allowed very little game time. In January 2008 his contract was terminated by Sporting.

Paredes returned to Paraguay in 2008 to play for the team he first played for, Olimpia. He became the team captain and undisputed leader on the field. He scored two goals in the first three games of the Apertura tournament. In 2009, Paredes moved to Rubio Ñú due to not featuring in the plans of former coach Gregorio Pérez for the 2009 Clausura Tournament. In 2010 Paredes moved to Sportivo Luqueño and to Olimpia in the following year, where he became one of the team captains.

International career

Paredes played in three FIFA World Cups for Paraguay: 1998, 2002 and 2006, reaching the Round of 16 in two of them.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	1998	9	0
	1999	10	0
	2000	11	4
	2001	7	2
	2002	8	1
	2003	6	2
	2004	9	1
	2005	5	0
	2006	6	0
	2007	1	0
	2008	2	0
Total		74	10

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paredes goal.

List of international goals scored by Carlos Paredes^[5]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 June 2000	Antonio Aranda Stadium, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Costa Rica	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	18 July 2000	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Brazil	1–0	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	2 September 2000	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Venezuela	3–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	15 November 2000	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Peru	4–0	5–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	2 June 2001	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Chile	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	5 September 2001	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Bolivia	1–1	5–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	17 May 2002	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Sweden	2–0	2–1	Friendly
8	10 September 2003	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Uruguay	2–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	18 November 2003	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Chile	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	13 October 2004	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Peru	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Olimpia

Primera División (6): 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011 Clausura

Porto

Taça de Portugal (1): 2000–01
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (1): 2001

Sporting CP

Taça de Portugal (1): 2006–07

References

↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
↑ "La Albirroja Juvenil retomará las actividades pensando en Toulon, Francia". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "Venda do passe do jogador Carlos Paredes" (PDF). FC Porto (in Portuguese). 19 July 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
↑ Mamrud, Roberto (11 July 2008). "Carlos Humberto Paredes - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
↑ Carlos Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Carlos Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com
Paredes Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-09-06)

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[2] "La Albirroja Juvenil retomará las actividades pensando en Toulon, Francia". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[3] "Venda do passe do jogador Carlos Paredes" (PDF). FC Porto (in Portuguese). 19 July 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[RSSSF-4] Mamrud, Roberto (11 July 2008). "Carlos Humberto Paredes - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

[NFT-5] Carlos Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com

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