Esteban Paredes

Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla ( born August 1, 1980 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays in the Primera División in CSD Colo -Colo.

  • 2.1 club
  • 2.2 national team
  • 2.3 Custom

Career

Association

Paredes spent the first nine years of his professional career with the Chilean team Santiago Morning, Deportes Puerto Montt, CD Universidad de Concepción and CD Cobreloa and the Mexican club Pachuca Juniors. His professional career began in 2000 at the Chilean second division club Santiago Morning. There he came in three years but infrequently used. For this reason, the Morning managers decided to give the offensive player to Deportes Puerto Montt. With Montt where Parades got more match practice, you could see the Primera División B win. After his return to Santiago, the attacker only one season was before he moved permanently to another club.

For the 2004 season, he signed with CD Universidad de Concepción. There he came in the same year his first appearance in the Copa Libertadores. After only one year Paredes moved on and joined the Mexican club Pachuca abroad Juniors on. But when there was only promoted the offensive Chilean bs 2005 before it him back to his home club Santiago Morning. There he made ​​his breakthrough at the second attempt. 2007 Paredes was on loan from CD Cobreaola, but soon returned to Santiago. In the Apertura 2009 he scored in the services of Santiago Morning 17 goals and was top scorer in the league. This was followed by his desire to play at a top club, reality. He joined the Clausura 2009 Chilean giants Colo -Colo, which just charges Lucas Barrios Borussia Dortmund.

With Colo Colo he immediately won the Chilean championship, plus he drove in 15 games six Goals. He scored among others the -final second leg against CD Universidad Católica two goals in the 4-2 victory of his team. With a total of 26 league matches, he was ranked 14 in the world top scorer this year.

National

August 16, 2006 Parades debut for the Chilean national team in match against Colombia. After another three missions as a substitute this year, he only came back in May 2009 on a international match. In the game against Denmark on 12 August 2009, he scored his first international goal. In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, he was only in the last group match against Ecuador, as Chile was already qualified substitute.

In 2010 he played himself in the national team increasingly to the fore. He scored until the start of the 2010 World Cup three goals in four games and was deservedly appointed to the Chilean squad for the 2010 World Cup. The two-footed, excellent free kick taker is considered the first striker Humberto Suazo alternative to the set. During the World Cup tournament Parades were two inserts in the dress of his native country.

Achievements

Association

  • Chilean Championship: Clausura 2009
  • Primera División B with Puerto Montt: 2002

National

  • FIFA World Cup: 2010

Individually

  • Scorer in the Chilean championship: Apertura 2009
  • Scorer of the second Chilean League: 2005
317201
de