Wilmer Cabrera

Wílmer Cabrera

Personal information
Full name	Wílmer Cabrera Linares
Date of birth	September 15, 1967 (1967-09-15)
Place of birth	Cartagena, Colombia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids (Assistant Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1989	Santa Fe	61	(22)
1990–1997	América de Cali	115	(33)
1997–1998	Independiente	12	(2)
1998	Millonarios	0	(0)
1999	Santa Fe	25	(17)
1999–2000	Tolima	3	(0)
2001	Chicó	?	(?)
2001–2004	Herediano	15	(6)
2004–2005	Long Island Rough Riders	25	(4)
National team
1989–1998	Colombia	48	(3)
Teams managed
2005–2006	Suffolk County Community College (assistant)
2006–2007	B.W. Gottschee
2007	United States U-18
2007–2012	United States U-17
2012–	Colorado Rapids (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Wílmer Cabrera Linares (born September 15, 1967 in Cartagena) is a retired football defender and current assistant coach with Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He was formerly the head coach of the United States Under-17 national team.

Career

His clubs included América de Cali, Millonarios, Chicó, Independiente of Argentina, Herediano of Costa Rica and Long Island Rough Riders of the United States.

International career

He was capped 48 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1998. Cabrera played three matches at the 1998 World Cup, and was an unused substitute for the 1990 World Cup. He also played in four editions of Copa América in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1997.

Coaching career

After retiring, Cabrera started working in Major League Soccer's front office as a community development manager working on Hispanic grassroots and youth programs. He also worked as an assistant coach for Suffolk County Community College men's soccer team. Cabrera is also a coach with top ranked youth soccer club, B.W. Gottschee, which is based out of Queens, New York.

Cabrera earned his USSF A Coaching License in 2005 and has been a member of the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team staff since January 2007, serving as an assistant coach. He was named by the United States Soccer Federation as head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team on October 25, 2007. On January 24, 2012, he was replaced in this role by Richie Williams.

On January 31, 2012, Cabrera was named assistant coach for Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1989	Independiente Santa Fe	Copa Colombia
1990	América de Cali	Colombian league
1992	América de Cali	Colombian league
1997	América de Cali	Colombian league

External links

• career details at National Football Teams