Mauro Caballero (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Antonio Caballero López | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Olimpia Asunción | 99 | (51) |
| 1999–2001 |
Tigres de la UANL | 26 | (7) |
| 2001 | Cerro Porteño | 15 | (7) |
| 2001 | Libertad | 15 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Olimpia Asunción | 70 | (26) |
| 2004 |
Jorge Wilstermann | 7 | (2) |
| 2005 | Nacional Asunción | 11 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Olimpia Asunción | 37 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 1996–2003 | Paraguay | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2009 | |||
Mauro Antonio Caballero López (born 3 May 1972) is a
Career
Caballero started playing for
Estudiantes de Mérida. His best years as a striker where in 1998 and 2001, when he was the Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer
.
International career
Caballero made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 9 October 1996 in a World Cup Qualifier against Chile (2-1 win). He obtained a total number of 14 international caps, scoring two goals for the national side. Caballero also played for the Paraguay national football team during the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers.[3]
| International Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 3 March 1999 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala |
2–3 | 2–3 | Copa de la Paz |
| 2. | 7 March 1999 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Bolivia |
1–0 | 3–0 | Copa de la Paz |
Coaching career
In January 2022, Caballero was assigned as the coach of División Intermedia team 3 de Febrero, after having coached
Olimpia Asunción's under-19 team.[4]
Honours
Club
- Olimpia Asunción
- Paraguayan Primera División: 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1998
- Torneo República: 1992
- 2002
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2003
- Cerro Porteño
- Paraguayan Primera División: 2001
Individual
- Olimpia Asunción
- Top scorer Paraguayan Primera División1998: 21 goals
- Top scorer
- Cerro Porteño / Libertad
- Top scorer Paraguayan Primera División2001: 21 goals
- Top scorer
References
External links
- Mauro Caballero (Mauro Antonio Caballero López) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Mauro Caballero at National-Football-Teams.com
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