Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera

Football player infobox| playername= Gustavo Cabrera
fullname = Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera Marroquín
nickname = Tavo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|12|13
cityofbirth = Guatemala City
countryofbirth = Guatemala
height =
currentclub =AGF Aarhus
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995-2004 2004-2005 2005-2008 2008-present
clubs = Comunicaciones Real Salt Lake Comunicaciones AGF Aarhus
caps(goals) = 34 (4) 4 (0) 288 (10) 0 (0)
nationalyears = 2001-present
nationalteam = Guatemala
nationalcaps(goals) = 80 (3)
pcupdate = December 31, 2006
ntupdate = June 2008

Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera Marroquín (born December 13, 1979 in Puerto Barrios) is a Guatemalan soccer defender who currently plays for AGF Aarhus in the Danish Superliga.

Prior to joining Salt Lake midway through the 2005 season [ [http://www.network54.com/Forum/171332/thread/1120241206/Gustavo+Cabrera+cerca+de+Salt+Lake "La fe suprime toda limitación y es indispensable para el éxito".: Gustavo Cabrera cerca de Salt Lake ] ] , Cabrera spent ten seasons with Comunicaciones in his native Guatemala and again in 2006. He is a two-footed player that has been used on the left, right and center of his team's formations and has won four Guatemalan League championships between 1998-2005 and was also named MVP of the Guatemalan league in 2003.

He has also been a vital part of the Guatemalan national team since 2000, making his debut against Belize and collecting 80 caps, the most recent of which was a World Cup Qualifier against St. Lucia in June 2008. He is one of the most capped players ever for Guatemala Cabrera has also been the captain of the national selection often throughout 2007 including wearing the captain's armband for the nation's 3-2 victory over Mexico.

On June 6, 2008, it was confirmed at a local newspaper that he was being transferred to Danish club AGF Aarhus. [ [http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/junio/11/243805.html Prensa Libre - Edición electrónica - Deportes ] ] Cabrera left CSD Comunicaciones on a free transfer following a contract dispute with the club in which three players from the National Team filed for free agency with the football federation since the Club was in arrears for over three months on salary obligations. [ [http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=10389 La Red Deportiva 106.1 F.M ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=65663 PlayerHistory]
* [http://www.nationalsportsgroup.com National Sports Group (Player's Representation)]

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