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Carlos Gamarra played for which team from 2005 to 2006?
Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón ( ) ( born 17 February 1971 ) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer . He captained the Paraguay national team at international level , playing at centre back , and was for a long time the most capped player in Paraguayan football history , having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals . Throughout his career , Gamarra was known for his leadership , physical strength , ability in the air , heading accuracy , and outstanding tackling skills , which made him one of the most respected defenders in South America . Gamarra appeared for the Paraguay national team 110 times , scoring 12 goals , from 1993 to 2006 , representing the team at 10 major tournaments and captained the squad during the latter part of his career . He is the second most capped player of the national team , his record being broken by Paulo da Silva in 2013 . Gamarra appeared for Paraguay at three FIFA World Cup tournaments ( 1998 , 2002 and 2006 ) , five Copa América tournaments ( 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 and 2004 ) , and twice at the Summer Olympic Games ( 1992 and 2004 , with Paraguay claiming Silver Medals in the latter ) . Gamarra was named as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 1997 and 1998 , and was also included in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament . Playing career . Club . Born in Ypacarai , Gamarra began his club career playing for Cerro Porteño in his home country in 1991 , and went on to win the Paraguayan national championship with Cerro in 1992 . He moved to Independiente for the 1992–93 football season in Argentina , but stayed only briefly before moving back to Cerro Porteño . In 1995 , Gamarra joined Internacional in Brazil , where his profile grew , eventually resulting in the naming of him as Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 1997 by the Paraguayan newspaper Diario ABC Color ( an achievement which Gamarra repeated in 1998 ) . He moved to S.L . Benfica for the Portuguese 1997–1998 season , before returning to Brazil , this time with SC Corinthians , where he won Serie A Brazilian Championship in 1998 . After finishing the 1999 Brazilian football season with Corinthians , he moved to the Spanish league , playing for Atlético Madrid . Atlético were relegated in 2000 , and Gamarra briefly moved back to Brazil , this time joining CR Flamengo . The 2001–2002 season was more successful for Gamarra , as he joined AEK Athens in Greece in a transfer record of 5m€ for the club . There he played in 24 league games and won the Greek Cup . He also became a favorite player of the AEK fans . On the back of his World Cup performance in 2002 , he joined Internazionale in Italys Serie A for the 2002–2003 season . In his first pre-season , he scored the winning goal in the Pirelli Cup final against A.S . Roma . Inter finished the season as runners-up in the league , with Gamarra making 14 appearances . His next season at the club was less successful , as Inter finished fourth in the league , and Gamarra made only 10 appearances . He remained at Inter for the 2004–2005 season , but after another season largely spent on the bench he joined the Brazilian side Palmeiras in July 2005 . In 2007 , Gamarra decided to return to Paraguay to end his football career and signed for Olimpia . Gamarra decided to retire after the 2007 season being Olimpia his last professional club International . His first international cap came against Bolivia on 27 March 1993 , a game which Paraguay lost 2–1 . He stayed at Cerro Porteño until 1995 . Gamarra made his first big impact in international football during Paraguays campaign at World Cup France 1998 , in the second round of which Paraguay were knocked out by France ( the eventual winners ) . Gamarra played in all four of Paraguays games , garnering great respect for his defensive skills , and did not concede a single foul in any of his sides matches . FIFA named him as part of the All-Star team of the World Cup . At the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan , Paraguay were once again knocked out in the second round . Gamarra played every single minute of Paraguays campaign , and again completed his sides participation without conceding a foul . Gamarra captained the Paraguay side to a silver medal in the football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games , losing 1-0 to Argentina in the final . In the 2006 FIFA World Cup , Gamarra was the first player in the tournament to score an own goal , from an incoming free kick from David Beckham in his teams opening match against England , which eventually led to Englands 1-0 win . ( Scored after just three minutes , this became the fastest World Cup finals own goal in history , until the 2014 FIFA World Cup where Sead Kolašinac scored just after two minutes playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Argentina in the group stages. ) During the 2006 FIFA World Cup , Gamarra announced his retirement from the Paraguay national team . Honours . Player . Club . Cerro Porteño - Paraguayan League : 1990 , 1992 Internacional - Campeonato Gaúcho : 1997 Corinthians - Campeonato Brasileiro : 1998 - Campeonato Paulista : 1999 Flamengo - Campeonato Carioca : 2001 - Copa dos Campeões : 2001 AEK Athens - Greek football Cup : 2002 Internazionale - Coppa Italia : 2005 International . Paraguay - Silver medal , Olympic Games : 2004 Individual . - Paraguayan Footballer of the Year : 1997 , 1998 - FIFA World Cup : All-star team 1998 - 1998 Best Defender CONMEBOL - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year : 2005 - Bola de Prata : 1998 , 2005 External links . - International statistics at rsssf