Diego Cabrera

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]

Diego Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores
Date of birth (1982-08-13) August 13, 1982
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club 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
National team
2001 Bolivia U-20 4 (0)
2005–2013 Bolivia 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

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]

Diego Cabrera: International Goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.August 20, 2008Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Panama1 - 01 - 0Friendly
gollark: Again, I do not negotiate with people within the set of real numbers.
gollark: I don't negotiate with people who are within the set of real numbers.
gollark: <@!309787486278909952> do thing.
gollark: Unfortunately, I can't actually.
gollark: As a helper, I am authorized to punish you for this.

References
  1. DIEGO CABRERA SE VISTE DE MILLONARIO, YA ES REFUERZO DE ALWAYS‚ copasimonbolivar.blogspot.dk, 24 May 2017
  2. Diego Cabrera recibió el "Premio Mayor" como el mejor de la temporada 2007
  3. Así no quiere seguir (in Spanish)
  4. Appearances for Bolivia National Team - RSSSF
  5. Diego Cabrera – FIFA competition record
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