Nelson Valdez Biography

Nelson Valdez
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Nelson Valdez
Valdez2.jpg
Personal information
Full name Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez
Date of birth November 28, 1983 (1983-11-28) (age 25)
Place of birth    Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker, Second Striker
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 9
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2001
2001-2004
2001-2006
2006-		 Club Atlético Tembetary
Werder Bremen II
Werder Bremen
Borussia Dortmund		 022 0(11)
051 0(24)
0113 0(31)
09300 (13)   
National team2
0000-2003
2004-		 Paraguay U-20
Paraguay		 004 00(1)
042 00(8)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of March 08, 2009.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 1, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)
This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Haedo and the second is Valdez.

Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez (born November 28, 1983 in Caaguazú) is a Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays striker for Borussia Dortmund.

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Career

He joined Werder Bremen in December 2001 from Club Atlético Tembetary in Paraguay. He spent the first two seasons in the Regionalliga with the reserve team, but became more regular. In the 2003/04 season he helped Werder Bremen become German league and cup champion. During his years at Bremen, he didn't often receive the opportunity to start since he was stuck behind Miroslav Klose and Ivan Klasnić, the Bundesliga's top striking duo at the time. In May 2006, Valdez signed a four year contract with German side Borussia Dortmund, where he was able to start on a regular basis but struggled to score, with 1 goal in 29 outings in 2006-07.

He was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 2006 World Cup but, although he put on a good performance against England, he failed to score in the three appearances.

Playing career

Titles

Season Team Title
2003-04 Germany Werder Bremen German 1st division
2004 Germany Werder Bremen German Cup
2008 Germany Borussia Dortmund DFB-Supercup

External links

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Paraguay squad – 2004 Copa América
1 Villar • 2 Martínez • 3 Manzur • 4 Gamarra • 5 Devaca • 6 Brítez • 7 López • 8 E. Barreto • 9 Bareiro • 10 Figueredo • 11 J. González • 12 D. Barreto • 13 Paredes • 14 Cristaldo • 15 Benítez • 16 Villalba • 17 Esquivel • 18 D. González • 19 Valdez • 20 dos Santos • 21 Torres • 22 Escobar • Coach: Saguier
 Paraguay
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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
 Paraguay
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Borussia Dortmund – current squad

1 Weidenfeller · 4 Subotić · 5 Kehl · 7 Tinga · 8 Şahin · 9 Valdez · 10 Zidan · 11 Rangelov · 13 Le Tallec · 14 Feulner · 15 Hummels · 16 Kuba · 17 Dedê · 18 Barrios · 19 Großkreutz · 20 Ziegler · 21 Hünemeier · 22 Bender · 23 Kullmann · 25 Owomoyela · 27 Santana · 29 Schmelzer · 30 Hajnal · 33 Vržogić · 34 Sadrijaj · 36 Öztekin · 40 Höttecke · 44 Hornschuh · 45 Koch · Coach: Klopp
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