Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez commonly known as Nelson Valdez or Nelson Haedo in Spanish speaking countries, is a Paraguayan professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker for clubs in Paraguay, Germany, Spain, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, the US and for the Paraguay national team between 2000 and 2021. He is an assistant coach with the German club Werder Bremen II.
Valdez playing for Paraguay in 2010
Valdez with Dortmund in 2007
Valdez during his presentation at Hércules CF, 2010
Valdez in action for Hércules CF, 2011
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association. Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL. Their nickname is the Albirroja, or red and white. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions, with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions. Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings was 8th and their lowest was 103. Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA Rankings.
Paraguay at the 1929 South American Championship
José Luis Chilavert was a key figure during the qualifiers as Paraguay qualified for Korea-Japan 2002.
Nelson Valdez played at the 2004 Copa América.
José Saturnino Cardozo scored seven goals during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.