Carlos Paredes (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Monges.

Carlos Paredes
Personal information
Full name Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-16) 16 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Independiente FBC (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Olimpia Asunción 79 (6)
2000–2002 FC Porto 57 (2)
2002–2006 Reggina 98 (11)
2006–2008 Sporting CP 18 (0)
2008–2009 Olimpia Asunción 16 (3)
2009–2010 Rubio Ñú 5 (0)
2010 Sportivo Luqueño 30 (3)
2011–2015 Olimpia Asunción 36 (0)
Total 339 (25)
International career
1998–2008 Paraguay 74 (10)
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. Currently, he is the team captain and undisputed leader on the field. He has 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 Perez for the 2009 Clausura Tournament. In 2010 Paredes moved to Sportivo Luqueño and to Olimpia in the following year, where is he is currently 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.

Honours

Club

Olimpia
Porto
Sporting CP

References

  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.