Paulo da Silva

Paulo César da Silva Barrios ( born February 1, 1980 in Asunción, Paraguay ) is a Paraguayan football player.

Until 1998, da Silva played in Paraguay at various clubs of his hometown Asunción. From the top club Cerro Porteño the central defender moved in 1998 to Italy to Perugia Calcio. His first year in Serie A, however, was a disappointment, because he did not at that time Erstligaaufsteiger Calcio used. Therefore, he spent a year with after Argentina Club Atlético Lanús to where he played in the Primera División seven times. The return in the following year went to Italy with six Serie A games for the successful AC Venice as the first port of call. But as he also at second division AS Cosenza Calcio did not become a regular player in 2001/ 02, he returned to South America.

Then he celebrated in his home his greatest successes: With Libertad Asunción he was twice Paraguayan champions. He recommended also for the Mexican Champions Cup winner Deportivo Toluca, where he is under contract since 2003. With Toluca he won the 2005 Mexican Championship and was the following year in the CONCACAF Cup final.

Although Paulo da Silva's trip to Italy was not very successful, so he brought his Italian Erstligaauftritte a calling in the Paraguayan national football team a. On 27 July 2000, he played his first international match. Properly successful he was there. Only after his return to Paraguay and in the time in Mexico But despite being in Germany denied 14 of the 18 qualifying matches in qualifying for the World Cup in 2006 and certainly was part of the World Cup squad in Paraguay, he played no role in the three World Cup games in his country and was once a substitute just before the end.

Title / successes

• Paraguayan Champion 2002, 2003 ( Libertad Asunción )
• Mexican Apertura champions 2005
• Finals CONCACAF Champions Cup 2006