Armando Paredes (born June 23, 1984 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian football player. He played center midfielder for Barcelona Sporting Club in the Ecuadorian Copa Pilsener 2007.
Paredes was transferred to Barcelona Sporting Club from Club Venezia on July 5, 2002, for an undisclosed amount. In 2008 he played for Club Sport Emelec. He was loaned to Olmedo for the 2009 season.
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Los Canarios. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only club in the Ecuadorian top flight to not have played in the Serie B.
Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges is a Paraguayan coach and former footballer.
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Jorge Daniel Guagua Tamayo is an Ecuadorian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently a sporting director of Club 9 de Octubre.
Carlos Alejandro Alfaro Moreno is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker. He played club football in Argentina, Spain, Ecuador and Mexico as well as representing the Argentina national football team.
Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current head coach of the Bolivia national team.
Matías Oyola is a retired Argentine born Ecuadorian naturalized football player that used to play as a central midfielder. Majority of his over 20 years of career, he spent it in Ecuador, being one of the most acclaimed and important players for Ecuadorian Serie A team Barcelona Sporting Club, where he spent over 12 years, making him an outstanding fixture, the backbone of the team in the past decade and beginning of the current one for such football institution.
Héctor Jhonny Carabalí Cevallos is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder who made 58 appearances for the Ecuador national team between 1992 and 1999.
Fricson Vinicio George Tenorio is a retired Ecuadorian football defender.
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Jayro Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian former football defender.
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Juan Carlos Paredes Reasco is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cumbayá F.C..
Carlos Antonio Muñoz Martínez was an Ecuadorian football forward, who was nicknamed "Frentón".
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Paredes is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Danilo Xavier Carrera Huerta known as Danilo Carrera, is an Ecuadorian actor, presenter and model.
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Jorge Chica Ramírez was an Ecuadorian footballer and neurosurgeon. He graduated as a doctor when he played for Barcelona Sporting Club, which is why he was nicknamed "The Doctor" on the pitch. He was champion with Barcelona in 1980.