Aldo Bobadilla

Aldo Bobadilla

Personal information
Full name	Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos
Date of birth	20 April 1976 (1976-04-20)
Place of birth	Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2004	Cerro Porteño	180	(0)
2005	Gimnasia La Plata	19	(0)
2005–2006	Libertad	28	(0)
2006–2007	Boca Juniors	20	(0)
2007–2010	Independiente Medellín	108	(0)
2010	Corinthians	0	(0)
2011	Olimpia	22	(0)
National team‡
1999–2010	Paraguay	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bobadilla and the second or maternal family name is Ávalos.

Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos (born 20 April 1976 in Pedro Juan Caballero) is a Paraguayan retired football goalkeeper.

Career

Club

Bobadilla started his career at Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño already in the junior league, he was trained by Modesto Sandoval that is how he got the skills to play in the pro team some years later, then moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata of Argentina. He returned to Paraguay to play for Club Libertad until mid 2006, when he signed for Argentine Boca Juniors.

Though he started the last season as the first-choice goalkeeper for Boca Juniors, he lost his place to Caranta after his rival's good performances in friendly matches.

In early September 2007 he signed a contract with Colombian side Independiente Medellín helping the team overcome the problem they had in the previous season by being the team with the most goals scored against.

Early in 2011, Bobadilla signed a two-year contract with Club Olimpia of Asuncion.

International career

Bobadilla was part of the Paraguayan national football team that competed in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He went as a substitute and was not expected to play. However, Bobadilla had to replace starting goalkeeper Justo Villar after Villar's injury in the first match, against England.

Honours

Cerro Porteño

• Paraguayan Primera División (2): 2001, 2004

Libertad

• Paraguayan Primera División (1): 2006

Boca Juniors

• Copa Libertadores (1): 2007

Independiente Medellín

• Categoría Primera A (1): 2009 Finalización

External links

• Aldo Bobadilla at National-Football-Teams.com
• Aldo Bobadilla – FIFA competition record