| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente FBC (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Olimpia Asunción | 79 | (6) |
| 2000–2002 | FC Porto | 57 | (2) |
| 2002–2006 | Reggina | 98 | (11) |
| 2006–2008 | Sporting CP | 18 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Olimpia Asunción | 16 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Rubio Ñú | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sportivo Luqueño | 30 | (3) |
| 2011–2015 | Olimpia Asunción | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 339 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Paraguay | 74 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 2016 | Paraguay U20 (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| 2017 | Guaireña | ||
| 2017–2018 | Paraguay U20 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sol de América (reserves) | ||
| 2019 | Independiente FBC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fulgencio Yegros | ||
| 2020 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2021 | Tacuary | ||
| 2023 | Tacuary | ||
| 2024– | Independiente FBC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkaɾlosumˈbeɾtopaˈɾeðesˈmoŋɡes]; born 16 July 1976) is a Paraguayan coach and formerfootballer. He is the current manager ofIndependiente FBC.
His style of play led the Paraguayan media to call him the "Sir of the Midfield". Paredes played defensive midfield, though he could also play as centre-forward, being a lethal header. He also had exceptional leadership capabilities on the field, where he was constantly marshalling instructions to the rest of the team.
His first major competition as a coach was the2016 Toulon Tournament with theParaguay national under-23 football team.[2]
Paredes started his career inClub Olimpia ofParaguay in 1995, winning five national championships and becoming the youngest captain in the club's history at the age of 20. In 2000, he moved toFC Porto ofPortugal where he won theCup of Portugal in the 2000/2001 season. In 2002, he was transferred toReggina for €4.8million (Porto retained 25% rights to receive future transfer revenue of Reggina received).[3] In 2006 Paredes moved toSporting Clube de Portugal where he was allowed very little game time. In January 2008 his contract was terminated bySporting.
Paredes returned to Paraguay in 2008 to play for the team he first played for, Olimpia. He became the team captain and undisputed leader on the field. He scored two goals in the first three games of the Apertura tournament. In 2009 Paredes moved toRubio Ñú due to not featuring in the plans of former coach Gregorio Perez for the 2009 Clausura Tournament. In 2010 Paredes moved toSportivo Luqueño and to Olimpia in the following year, where he became one of the team captains.
Paredes played in threeFIFA World Cups forParaguay:1998,2002 and2006, reaching the Round of 16 in two of them.
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