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Nelson Haedo Valdez Biography
Nelson Haedo Valdez is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on November 28, 1983 in Paraguay, Paraguay. Paraguayan soccer player who’s best known for playing for Borussia Dortmund, the Seattle Sounders, Eintracht Frankfurt, and the Paraguay national team.
Both he and Roque Santa Cruz played for the Paraguay national team.
Aged 15, Haedo Valdez left his home and family to move to Ypané when he joined the Youth Academy of Atlético Tembetary, and eventually made his first-team debut in the Paraguayan División Intermedia in 2000. The second division club were not able to pay him a salary large enough to earn a living and his family were not able to provide funding for him. Valdez confessed the difficulty he faced when leaving his impoverished family and his home to begin playing with the club, for two years he lived under the wooden plank grandstands of the stadium in a stairwell, using a makeshift bed of blankets and cardboard which laid in the stairwell beneath the stand. He never told his parents, who were poor land workers. Valdez stated, “For two years I lived under the grandstands, we were 12 or 13 people and some of them only endured two or three weeks.” While living 250 kilometres away from his family, Valdez had no home while playing for Tembetary. He worked night shifts in a sawmill to pay for food and drink. He was a 16-year-old exposed to danger and the Paraguayan climate, boiling hot summers and freezing cold winters, which Valdez described as “hell, frightening and horrible. But if you have nothing, what can they steal? I had nothing to give”. Jürgen Born, chairman of the board or management of German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and who worked for Deutsche Bank in Latin America, stated that he saw a “madman who never stopped running”, remembering youth games in Ypané. He bought Valdez a ticket to Germany and got on the phone to Werder Bremen. In December 2001, Valdez flew over to Germany for a trial. Valdez failed at first, not impressing in his trial but the club president’s wife, who was a fellow Paraguayan, asked for Valdez to be given another trial. He scored four times in his first trial match and was offered a contract to join Werder Bremen II, the club’s Regionalliga Nord team.
Upon joining Werder Bremen in December 2001, Haedo Valdez did not know a word of German and knew just enough Spanish due to being much more fluent in Guaraní. Valdez stated that his first months were very hard because of the cold weather and that he did not know how to order food properly. For the first few months, he did not eat anything except chicken and chips because he would see it through the glass at a restaurant.
His parents are Silvia and Antonio Haedo. He married his wife Martynka in 2008. The couple has a daughter, Tynka Noemi Beatha and a son, Nelson Samuel.
| Name | Nelson Haedo Valdez |
| First Name | Nelson |
| Last Name | Valdez |
| Occupation | Soccer Player |
| Birthday | November 28 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Paraguay |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Paraguay |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Silvia Haedo, Antonio Haedo |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Martynka Haedo Valdez |
| Children(s) | Tynka Noemi Beatha Haedo, Nelson Samuel Haedo |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 2003, Valdez rejected the chance to play for the Germany national under-21 team in favour of Paraguay, having been invited to trial with Germany U21 by coach Jürgen Kohler, he was eventually was selected to represent the Paraguay under-20 national team at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to this, Valdez had been unheard of from his under-20 teammates and coach, Rolando Chilavert, brother of José Luís Chilavert, and was selected due to his presence in German football. Valdez did not know the names of any of his teammates from the squad and eventually met them on the airplane. Paraguay’s U20 squad had already finished third at the 2003 South American Youth Championship, and eventually qualified for the FIFA U20 World Cup. Valdez was one of three players based outside of Paraguay, alongside Dante López at Israel’s Maccabi Haifa and Víctor Hugo Mareco at Italian club Brescia. The squad also featured players such as Édgar Barreto, Julio dos Santos, Ernesto Cristaldo and Erwin Avalos, with several of these players going on to represent Paraguay U23 at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Valdez featured in all three group-stage fixtures against United States, South Korea and Germany, scoring Paraguay’s second goal against Germany in their 2–0 victory, which resulted in Paraguay finished in second position of their group with six points. During the competition, Valdez humorously revealed to Paraguayan newspaper ABC that in the fixture against Germany U20, he faced his Werder Bremen teammates Christian Schulz and Alexander Walke who made a bet with him that if he would score a goal then one of his teammates would owe him a dinner and would pay for his meal. Valdez then featured in Paraguay’s round of 16 clash against Spain U20, where which Paraguay were beaten 1–0.
Nelson Haedo Valdez Net Worth
Nelson Haedo Valdez is one of the richest Soccer Player from Paraguay. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nelson Haedo Valdez's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He played his youth soccer with Tembetary.
He has 700,000 followers on Instagram.
Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez (born 28 November 1983) commonly known as Nelson Valdez or Nelson Haedo in Spanish speaking countries, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team as a striker.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Soccer Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In his first season in the Regionalliga Nord, he scored 3 goals in 12 appearances. In the 2002–03 Regionalliga Nord, he scored 15 goals in 30 league appearances. His performances earned him a call-up to the first-team from manager Thomas Schaaf, where Valdez debuted in the 2002–03 Bundesliga in a 1–0 home loss to Energie Cottbus 22 February 2003, where he was substituted onto the field in the 82nd minute for Christian Schulz. One week later, Valdez gained in second appearance in a 3–0 away loss against Bayer Leverkusen on 1 March, where Valdez was substituted onto the field for Angelos Charisteas in the 72nd minute. His performances also earned him a call-up to the Paraguay under-20 national team for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Valdez made his first appearance of the 2003–04 Bundesliga season in round 4 in a 4–1 home victory against Schalke 04 on 23 August, where he scored after three minutes of coming onto the field. On 29 October, Valdez eventually signed a four-year professional contract with Werder Bremen’s first-team.
Following the Copa América, while Valdez and his colleagues of the Paraguay under-23 squad were preparing for the 2004 Summer Olympics before his club Werder Bremen requested his return. Valdez dutifully complied with his club’s orders and subsequently missed out on the opportunity to claim a silver medal as Paraguay U23 finished in second place at the competition.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Nelson Haedo Valdez height 5 feet 10 inches Nelson weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 2003, during an interview with Paraguayan newspaper ABC, it was reported that Valdez was an admirer of Ronaldo and Roque Santa Cruz. Valdez also stated that grew up being a fan of Primera División Paraguaya club Cerro Porteño and that his idols were Francisco Arce and Carlos Gamarra, when the club were crowned champions vía penalties in 1994.
On the first day of the 2004–05 Bundesliga season, a 1–0 home win against Schalke 04 on 6 August, Haedo Valdez was substituted onto the field for Miroslav Klose in the 74th minute and scored the match winning goal in the 83rd minute. On 11 September, Valdez scored his second league goal in a 3–1 away loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach. He had again been substituted onto the field for Klose, who was favoured more often instead of Valdez. On 14 September, Haedo Valdez debuted in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League in a 2–0 away loss against Inter Milan. On 27 October, in an away match against VfB Stuttgart, the scores were tied at 1–1 until Valdez scored in the 81st minute to give Bremen a 2–1 victory. Valdez had entered the field in the 61st minute for Christian Schulz.
Who is Nelson Haedo Valdez Dating?
According to our records, Nelson Haedo Valdez married to Martynka Haedo Valdez . As of December 1, 2023, Nelson Haedo Valdez’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Nelson Haedo Valdez. You may help us to build the dating records for Nelson Haedo Valdez!Valdez was part of the Paraguay 22-man squad at the 2004 Copa América in Peru. Playing in two of Paraguay’s three group stage games as Paraguay finished in first place and were drawn against Uruguay in the quarter-finals. Valdez played in the quarter-final which Paraguay lost 3–1.
Facts & Trivia
Nelson Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Paraguay. Nelson Haedo Valdez celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.
Haedo Valdez started his career with Atlético Tembetary, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad where he made his debut at the age of 16 in Paraguayan División Intermedia in 2000. He finished his career with the club having scored 11 goals in 22 league appearances. In 2001, he was scouted to Germany’s Werder Bremen II, where he scored 15 goals in 30 Regionalliga Nord appearances in his second season before joining the club’s first-team. In 2003, Haedo Valdez was selected for the Paraguay under-20 national team where he scored one goal in four appearances at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. In his second season with Werder Bremen, he claimed the 2003–04 Bundesliga and 2003–04 DFB-Pokal, having scored five goals in 21 league appearances that season. Haedo Valdez debuted in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League on 14 September 2004 and scored his first two Champions League goals in a 2–0 victory against Valencia in December. During his years at Werder Bremen, Haedo Valdez had his appearances limited due to competition from teammates Aílton, Angelos Charisteas and both Miroslav Klose and Ivan Klasnić, who were the Bundesliga’s top striking duo at the time.
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