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| Roberto Andrés Ovelar Maldonado (born 1 December 1985) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a striker for paraguayan club General Caballero Sport Club.
He began his football career at amateur club Karende, and was later scouted by Rogelio Rojas to play for Cerro Porteño, one of the most successful Paraguayan teams. His coach at the moment, Gustavo Costas, called him up for the 2006 season, when the team earned the Primera División. After the 2007 season, Ovelar was loaned to Peruvian side Universidad San Martín de Porres.
In June 2008, he returned to Cerro Porteño after a successful season in Peru, winning the Torneo Descentralizado. In January 2009, Ovelar joined Mexican side Cruz Azul. In June, he returned to Peru and joined Alianza Lima on loan, finalizing his transfer later that season. After several successful seasons at Alianza, he was sent to Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica in December 2011, for a US$1.5 million fee.
Ovelar represented the Paraguayan national under-20 football team in 2001, aged 16, playing in five games but unable to score at the South American Youth Championship. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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