Tournament, making four appearances. Having been selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, backing up José Luis Chilavert, Villar was already a starter in the 2006 edition, but had a brief participation: during the first seven minutes of the opener against England, just after Carlos Gamarra's own goal, he got injured, was replaced by Aldo Bobadilla and subsequently sidelined for the rest of the tournament, in which the national team was eliminated in the first round. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Villar played all the matches for the eventual quarter-finalists and only conceded two goals, against Italy in the group stage (1–1) and Spain in the last-eight match (0–1, also saving a Xabi Alonso penalty), and was selected as captain. During the 2011 Copa América he was again first-choice and captain, and helped his team reach the final, notably saving a penalty in the quarter-finals shootout against Brazil (0–0 after 120 minutes); he was named the Best Goalkeeper for his displays during the competition, keeping clean sheets in three games. Villar played four games in the 2015 Copa América, helping Paraguay to the fourth place in Chile. Career statistics Honours Libertad Paraguayan Primera División: 2002, 2003 Newell's Old Boys Argentine Primera División: 2004 Apertura Colo-Colo Campeonato Nacional (Chile): 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura Copa Chile: runner-up 2015 Paraguay Copa América: runner-up 2011 Individual Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 2004 Copa América: Best Goalkeeper 2011 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps Players and Records in Paraguayan Football References External links 1977 births Living people People from Ñeembucú Department Paraguayan footballers Association football goalkeepers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Sol de América footballers Club Libertad footballers Club Nacional footballers Argentine Primera División players Newell's Old Boys footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Real Valladolid players Chilean Primera División players Colo-Colo footballers Paraguay under-20 international footballers Paraguay international footballers 1999 Copa América players 2001 Copa América players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Paraguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Chile Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile FIFA Century Club