Virginio Cáceres
![]() Virginio Cáceres in 2017. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Virginio Cáceres Villalba | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Itacurubí del Rosario, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1984 | Sampedrana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1989 | Guaraní | 155 | (22) |
1990–2002 | Olimpia | 402 | (50) |
International career | |||
1985–1989 | Paraguay | 45 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Virginio Cáceres Villalba (born 21 May 1962 in Itacurubí del Rosario) is a retired football defender from Paraguay.
Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the San Pedro Department and arrived in Asunción at the start of 1984 and signed for Club Guaraní. He soon made an impact and helped the team capture the 1984 Paraguayan league title. In 1990, he signed for Olimpia Asunción, where he would eventually play until his retirement in 2002. In his at Olimpia he won several national and international titles that established him as one of the club's important players.
Virginio Cáceres was also of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Virginio also played several Copa America tournaments representing Paraguay.
Titles
- Paraguayan League: 1984 (with Guaraní), 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (with Olimpia)
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990 (with Olimpia)
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1990 (with Olimpia)
- Copa Libertadores: 2002 (with Olimpia)
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2003 (with Olimpia)
References
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Club Guaraní players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Association football defenders
- Paraguay under-20 international footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- Paraguayan football defender stubs