Diego Cabrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores | ||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Always Ready | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2000–2002 | Blooming | 59 | (24) |
| 2003–2004 | The Strongest | 21 | (12) |
| 2003 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Bolívar | 9 | (5) |
| 2006 | The Strongest | 14 | (8) |
| 2007 | Aurora | 20 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 39 | (19) |
| 2009 | → Independiente Medellín (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Oriente Petrolero (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2010 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 15 | (5) |
| 2010 | Deportivo Pasto | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Aurora | 17 | (7) |
| 2011 | Deportes Tolima | 12 | (3) |
| 2012 | Santa Fe | 33 | (10) |
| 2013 | San José | 12 | (2) |
| 2013 | Itagüí | 18 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Guabirá | 18 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Universitario de Sucre | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Deportivo Capiatá | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Royal Pari | ||
| 2016–2017 | Real Santa Cruz | ||
| 2017– | Always Ready | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Bolivia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | Bolivia | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores (born August 13, 1982, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football striker. He currently plays for Always Ready.[1]
Club career[edit]
He played at club level for Oriente Petrolero, Blooming, Bolívar, The Strongest, Aurora, Universitario de Sucre and Guabirá in Bolivia, as well as Cerro Porteño from Paraguay. He also spent a couple of years in the Colombian Professional League with Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pasto, Deportes Tolima and Itagüí.
In 2007 Cabrera was elected as the "Football Player of the Year" by the Bolivian sports media, thanks to the impressive displays he had while playing for Cúcuta Deportivo.[2]
In 2009, he was loaned to Independiente Medellín. During the first semester Cabrera had great performances in both, the domestic tournament and Copa Libertadores. However, due to some differences with his coach, he decided to leave the club.[3]
In early 2012 Cabrera joined Bogota's Independiente Santa Fe. In July of the year he helped the club win the Apertura Tournament, the first in 34 years for Santa Fe. In January 2013, Cabrera made his return to the Bolivian league after joining San José.
International career[edit]
He has earned 22 caps for the Bolivia national team.[4] Cabrera scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Panama on August 20, 2008. He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August 20, 2008 | Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |  Panama |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References[edit]
- ^ DIEGO CABRERA SE VISTE DE MILLONARIO, YA ES REFUERZO DE ALWAYS‚ copasimonbolivar.blogspot.dk, 24 May 2017
- ^ Diego Cabrera recibió el "Premio Mayor" como el mejor de la temporada 2007
- ^ Así no quiere seguir (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Bolivia National Team – RSSSF
- ^ Diego Cabrera – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links[edit]
- Diego Cabrera at ESPN FC
- Diego Cabrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Cabrera at Soccerway
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Men's association football forwards
- Bolivian men's footballers
- Bolivia men's international footballers
- Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
- 2007 Copa América players
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Club Blooming players
- The Strongest players
- Cerro Porteño players
- Club Bolívar players
- Club Aurora players
- Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Club San José players
- Águilas Doradas players
- Club Deportivo Guabirá players
- Universitario de Sucre footballers
- Club Deportivo Capiatá players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Club Always Ready players
- Universitario de Sucre managers