How tall is Nelson Valdez?

Nelson Valdez's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 79% of men in Paraguay.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Paraguay

Taller than about 79% of men in Paraguay born in 1983 (average 172.3 cm).

Valdez next to his teammates

José Ortigoza is 2 cm taller than Nelson Valdez (180 cm), teammate at Paraguay men's national football team from 2010 to 2017.

Lucas Barrios is 11 cm taller than Nelson Valdez (189 cm), teammate at Paraguay men's national football team from 2010 to 2017.

Simon Rolfes is 11 cm taller than Nelson Valdez (189 cm), teammate at SV Werder Bremen II from 2001 to 2004.

About Nelson Valdez

Nelson Valdez is a Paraguayan professional football coach and former striker, born on 28 November 1983 in San Joaquín District. He played for clubs in Paraguay, Germany, Spain, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Greece and the US, and for the Paraguay national team between 2000 and 2021. He is the head coach of Club Libertad.

Valdez started at Atlético Tembetary and made his debut at 16 in 2000. 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 first team. He claimed the 2003 to 04 Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, scoring five goals in 21 league appearances. He left Werder Bremen in August 2006 to join Borussia Dortmund.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Valdez is 2 cm shorter than José Ortigoza, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his teammate in the Paraguay men's national football team from 2010 to 2017. He is also 11 cm shorter than Lucas Barrios, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), who played with him for Paraguay in the same years.

Frequently asked

How tall is Nelson Valdez in feet and inches? Nelson Valdez is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Nelson Valdez compared to José Ortigoza? José Ortigoza is 2 cm taller than Nelson Valdez: 180 cm (5'11") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Nelson Valdez compared to Lucas Barrios? Lucas Barrios is 11 cm taller than Nelson Valdez: 189 cm (6'2") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Nelson Valdez compared to Simon Rolfes? Simon Rolfes is 11 cm taller than Nelson Valdez: 189 cm (6'2") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Nelson Valdez tall for men in Paraguay? At 178 cm he is taller than about 79% of men in Paraguay born in 1983, whose average height is 172.3 cm.

Sources

• Nelson Valdez on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Nelson Valdez on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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