Mauro Caballero

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is López.

Mauro Caballero

Personal information
Full name	Mauro Antonio Caballero López
Date of birth	3 May 1972 (1972-05-03) (age 39)
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1991	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992-1998	Olimpia	79	(42)
1999-2001	Tigres de la UANL	26	(4)
2001	Cerro Porteño	12	(6)
2001	Club Libertad	15	(7)
2002-2004	Olimpia	67	(26)
2004	Club Jorge Wilstermann	4	(2)
2005	Nacional	11	(2)
2005-2006	Estudiantes de Mérida	0	(0)
2007	Olimpia	3	(0)
National team
1996-2003	Paraguay	14	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Mauro Antonio Caballero (born 3 May 1972) is a former football striker from Paraguay.

Caballero started playing for Club 24 de Junio of Altos and then moved to the youth divisions of Club Olimpia in 1991. In 1992 he made his debut on the senior team for Olimpia, where he would win several national and international championships.^[1] Caballero also played for other clubs such as Tigres de la UANL, Cerro Porteño, Club Libertad, Club Jorge Wilstermann, Nacional and Estudiantes de Mérida. His best years as a striker where in 1998 and 2001, when he was the Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer.

International

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.^[2]

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

Honours

Club

• Olimpia
  • Paraguayan Primera División: 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1998
  • Copa Libertadores: 2002
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 2003
• Cerro Porteño
  • Paraguayan Primera División: 2001

Individual

• Olimpia
  • Topscorer Paraguayan Primera División 1998: 21 goals
• Cerro Porteño / Libertad
  • Topscorer Paraguayan Primera División 2001: 21 goals

References

1. ^ Profile at Club Olimpia website
2. ^ FIFA player stats

External links

• Mauro Caballero stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Mauro Caballero at National-Football-Teams.com
• playerhistory

Persondata
Name	Caballero, Mauro
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	3 May 1972
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death