- Fernando Cáceres
Infobox Football biography
playername = Fernando Cáceres
fullname = Fernando Gabriel Cáceres
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|2|7
cityofbirth = San Isidro
countryofbirth =Argentina
height = 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
nickname = "El Negro" (Black)
position = Central defender
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs = Argentinos Juniors
years = 1986-1991 1991-1993 1993-1996 1996 1996-1998 1998-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006-2007
clubs =Argentinos Juniors River PlateReal Zaragoza Boca Juniors Valencia CF Celta Vigo Córdoba CF Independiente Argentinos Juniors
caps(goals) = 113 (5) 71 (11) 91 (3) 15 (1) 50 (0) 198 (3) 11 (0) 46 (0) 0 (0)
nationalyears = 1992-1997
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (1)
pcupdate = August 15, 2007
ntupdate = August 15, 2007Fernando Gabriel Cáceres (born
February 7 1969 inSan Isidro, Buenos Aires ) is a retired Argentine professional football defender.He has played for several clubs in the Argentine first division and the Spanish
La Liga during his career, and was also a member of the Argentina national team.Club career
Cáceres began playing professional football at
Argentinos Juniors and in 1991 was transferred to River Plate where he won his first title, the 1991 "Apertura ".Cáceres then moved to
Spain to play forReal Zaragoza , where he won the Spanish Cup in 1994 and theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup the following year.He returned to Argentina for a brief spell at
Boca Juniors before moving again to Spain in late 1996 to play forValencia CF , where he stayed until the end of the 1997-98 season. [ [http://www.ciberche.net/histoche/starter.php?id=99&season=8 Valencia bio] ] From 1998 to 2004 he played forCelta de Vigo . In six seasons with the club, he played 218 matches in all competitions, scoring five goals. [http://www.independiente1905.com.ar/futbol/plantel/caceres.html Independiente bio] ] He then had a short spell at Spanish Second division clubCórdoba CF .In 2004, he returned to Argentina once again to play for
Club Atlético Independiente , joining a select group of players who have played for River Plate, Boca Juniors, and Independiente. In 2006, he rejoined Argentinos Juniors, the club where he began his career 20 years earlier.International career
Cáceres won the
South American Under 17 Football Championship in 1985. At full international level, he earned 31 caps for the Argentina national team,and was also part of the squad that won the Copa América in 1993 and the one that took part in the 1994 World Cup.Honours
International
*Copa América 1993 with ArgentinaLeague
*flagicon|Argentina Apertura 1991Cups
*flagicon|Spain Spanish Cup 1994
*flagicon|EuropeUEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995References
External links
* [http://www.ciberche.net/histoche/player.php?id=99&show_all=1 Valencia CF stats] es icon
* [http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j781.html BDFutbol.com profile] es icon
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