Delio César Toledo Rodas (born 2 October 1976) is a Paraguayan retired

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who played as a

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. During his professional career, he represented clubs in five countries, competing mainly in

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. Toledo appeared with the Paraguay national team at the 1999 Copa América and the 2006 World Cup.

Club career

Born in

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, Toledo started his career in Club Atlético Colegiales from where, after a good season, he was transferred to

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

. He then moved to

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where he played briefly for

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(January–December 1999) and

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(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

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with

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, Toledo returned to Spain, now with

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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

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in July 2006,

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the domestic cup 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

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International career

Internationally, Toledo represented

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on 35 occasions, playing 82 minutes against

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in a group stage 0–1 loss at the

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. He was also selected for the squad at the 1999 Copa América played on home soil, as the national team reached the quarterfinals.Copa América 1999
at

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Toledo earned his first

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on 7 March 1999 in the Copa de la Paz, netting the second goal in a 3–0 win over

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Honours

Club

;Espanyol *

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: 1999–2000 ;Zaragoza *

: 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 60 ...

;Kayserispor *

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: 2007–08 *

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: Runner-up

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toledo, Delio 1976 births Living people Paraguayan people of Spanish descent Paraguayan men's footballers Men's 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 men's international footballers 1999 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Footballers from Caaguazú Department 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen