Fredy José Bareiro Gamarra (born 27 March 1982) is a Paraguayan former footballer.
Bareiro is one of very few footballers to have participated in back-to-back finals of the Copa Libertadores, playing for Olimpia Asunción in the 2013 final and for Nacional Asunción in the 2014 final.
He is the fourth maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 112 goals.
Bareiro has represented Paraguay at under-20, under-23, and full international level, participating at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament, 2004 Copa América and the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning silver medals at the latter.
Club career
12 de Octubre F. C.
2001 season
During the 2001 Paraguayan Primera División season, Bareiro scored his first goals for 12 de Octubre during the Torneo Apertura, a double, in Round 8 of the competition. 12 de Octubre had faced Cerro Porteño on 6 May 2001 in a fixture which saw Bareiro scored a 31st-minute equalizer (1–0) and a 38th-minute goal which gave 12 de Octubre a 2–1 lead. The match eventually concluded 3–2 in favor of Cerro Porteño. During Round 5 of the Torneo Clasura, Bareiro scored in the 1st minute of a 3–0 home victory against Sportivo San Lorenzo on 2 September. In the Torneo Clasura, Bareiro scored his first goal in a 2–1 home loss against Deportivo Recoleta in Round 4 on 28 July. On 5 February, Bareiro scored in the 38th minute of a 3–1 home victory against El Nacional. Bareiro opened the scoring for 12 de Octubre in the 38th minute. During the half way stage of the competition, Bareiro was transferred to Club Libertad.
Libertad
2003 season
Bareiro scored his first goal of the 2003 Torneo Clasura in Round 1 during a fixture against Sportivo San Lorenzo on 16 June. Bareiro netted in the 34th minute as Libertad would win 4–2 at home.
In Round 13, Bareiro opened the scoring for Libertad in the 35th minute in a fixture against Sol de América on 19 September. Libertad were ultimately defeated 2–1. Bareiro scored his second goal of the campaign in Round 4, during a 2–1 away victory against Sol de América on 29 February.
International career
Paraguay U20
Bareiro was selected in Paraguay's 20-man squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina. He was registered with the number No. 16 shirt and was the only player from his respective club, 12 de Octubre, to be selected in the squad. Drawn into Group F with Ghana, France and Iran, Bareiro would first appear in the tournament in Paraguay's opening fixture, a 2–1 loss against Ghana on 18 June. Bareiro was substituted onto the field in the 86th minute for Santiago Salcedo. Bareiro would miss the next fixture, a 2–2 draw with France, before being in the starting eleven and playing a full 90-minutes of Paraguay's third and final group stage fixture, a 2–0 victory against Iran on 24 June. During the match, Bareiro received a yellow card in the 64th minute. Paraguay finished in third place with 4 points, advancing to the knock-out stages as the first of six third placed teams. On 28 June, Paraguay defeated Ukraine 2–1 in their Round of 16 clash which saw Bareiro play a full 90-minutes of the fixture. Bareiro would again be in the starting line up and play out the entire match of Paraguay's quarter-final fixture, a 1–0 victory over Czech Republic on 1 July. On 4 July, Paraguay were defeated 6–0 against hosts Argentina was Bareiro was again in the starting line up and substituted off of the field in the 81st minute for forward Cristian Fatecha. On 8 July, Paraguay concluded the tournament being defeated 1–0 against Egypt in the Third place play-off, as Bareiro played a full 90-minutes of the fixture, receiving his second yellow card of the competition in the 58th minute.
Paraguay U23
2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament
In 2004, Bareiro was selected for Paraguay's U23 squad to participate at the 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament held in January in Chile. He joined an all under-23 squad contained with domestic footballers in Paraguay's Primera División. Paraguay, being drawn into Group A with hosts Chile, alongside Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela, had earned 3 points out of three matches, sitting in third place, and would face Uruguay in their last fixture, who were in fourth position with 2 points, as Paraguay needed at least one point to advance to the next round. On 15 January, the final group stage fixture was played which saw the two teams tied at 1–1 until the 85th minute which was when Bareiro netted the winner to give Paraguay the lead and 3 points to advance to the next round.
On 18 January, Paraguay faced a play-off against Ecuador who had been in Group B, the winner would advance to the final stage of the tournament. The match had been locked at 0–0 and was decided via a penalty shoot-out, which saw Bareiro convert Paraguay's third penalty as they would win the shoot-out 4–2 and advance to the final stage of the competition.
The final stage of the competition saw Paraguay grouped with hosts Chile, as well as Brazil and Argentina, with the top two teams qualifying for the 2004 Olympics. On 21 January, Paraguay faced Chile in a match which saw Chile take the lead in the 62nd minute. Paraguay scored two goals in the space of three minutes to win the match 2–1, as Bareiro had scored the equalizer in the 80th minute before Paraguay scored the winner in the 82nd minute. Paraguay were then defeated against Argentina (2–1) before beating Brazil (1–0), finishing in second place with 6 points and qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
2004 Summer Olympics
He played for Paraguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, helping them to a silver medal by being the second top-scorer of the team behind José Cardozo. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.
Paraguay
He has won 19 caps for the Paraguay national football team, and he has scored 2 goals.
Career statistics
International goals
Paraguay U23
:Score and Result list Paraguay's goal tally first.
{| class="wikitable"
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 15 January 2004 || Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile || || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament
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| 2. || 21 January 2004 || Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile || || 1–1 || 2–1 || 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament
|-
| 3. || 18 August 2004 || Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece || || 1–0 || 1–0 || 2004 Summer Olympics
|-
| 4.
| rowspan=2 | 21 August 2004 || rowspan=2 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece || rowspan=2 | || 1–0 || rowspan=2 | 3–2 || rowspan=2 | 2004 Summer Olympics
|-
| 5.
| | 3–0
|-
| 6. || 24 August 2004 || Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece || || 3–0 || 3–1 || 2004 Summer Olympics
|}
Paraguay
:Score and Result list Paraguay's goal tally first.
{| class="wikitable"
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 19 September 2002 || Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran || || 1–0 || 1–1 <small>(3–4 on penalties)</small> || 2002 LG Cup
|-
| 2. || 14 July 2004 || Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru || || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2004 Copa América
|}
Honours
;12 de Octubre
- Primera División Paraguaya: 2002 Torneo Clasura
;Libertad
- Primera División Paraguaya: 2003 Torneo Clasura, 2007 Torneo Clasura
;Olimpia
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2013
;Nacional
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2014
;Paraguay U23
- Football at the Summer Olympics runner-up: 2004
- CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament runner-up: 2004
;Paraguay
- LG Cup runner-up: 2002
See also
- Players and Records in Paraguayan Football