Delio César Toledo Rodas (born 2 October 1976) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a

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. During his professional career, he represented clubs in five countries, competing mainly in La Liga. Toledo appeared with the Paraguay national team at the

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and the

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Club career

Born in

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, Caaguazú Department, Toledo started his career in Club Atlético Colegiales from where, after a good season, he was transferred to Cerro Porteño. He then moved to Europe where he played briefly for Udinese Calcio (January–December 1999) and RCD Espanyol (January 2000 – June 2001); with the latter club he was involved in a forged passport scandal which led to a ban, in his first full season. After a brief spell back in South America with Colón de Santa Fe, Toledo returned to Spain, now with Real Zaragoza in the second division. He scored once in 31 games ''en route'' to promotion, being used regularly in the subsequent three seasons. Toledo signed with Kayserispor of Turkey in July 2006,

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the

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in his second year. He decided to retire from football due to injury in early 2010, but returned to football – and Kayserispor – on 29 March, in a match against Trabzonspor.

International career

Internationally, Toledo represented Paraguay on 35 occasions, playing 82 minutes against England in a group stage 0–1 loss at the

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. He was also selected for the squad at the

played on home soil, as the national team reached the quarterfinals.Copa América 1999
at RSSSF Toledo earned his first cap on 7 March 1999 in the

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, netting the second goal in a 3–0 win over

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Honours

Club

;Espanyol * Copa del Rey: 1999–2000 ;Zaragoza * Copa del Rey: 2003–04 *

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

;Kayserispor * Turkish Cup: 2007–08 * Turkish Super Cup: Runner-up

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toledo, Delio 1976 births Living people Paraguayan people of Spanish descent Paraguayan footballers Association football defenders Paraguayan Primera División players Cerro Porteño players Serie A players Udinese Calcio players La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Espanyol footballers Real Zaragoza players Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Colón footballers Süper Lig players Kayserispor footballers Paraguay international footballers 1999 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Turkey Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey