Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay (born 2 August 1990) is a Paraguayan

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who plays as a

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for

Club Nacional Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, and holds its home games at Estadio Arsenio Erico. In ...

Career

Cáceres started his professional career in his home country, playing for Olimpia. He then went on to play for

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and Sol de América. In 2014, the midfielder joined General Díaz and helped the team to the second stage of the Copa Sudamericana. After his period at General Díaz, Cáceres joined Paraguayan powerhouse

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

, being part of the squad that won the 2015 Apertura of the

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. In 2016, the Paraguayan midfielder joined Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División, signing a one and a half year loan, with an option to buy for 80% of his transfer rights. Cáceres debuted in Argentina entering the field in a 3–0 victory against

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, for the third fixture of the

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. On 11 December 2019, Cáceres signed with Club Libertad.BLAS CÁCERES DEFENDERÁ LA CAMISETA DE LIBERTAD
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Honours

;Cerro Porteño *

(1): 2015 Apertura

References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website
Blas Cáceres – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caceres, Blas Living people 1990 births Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club Guaraní players Club Sol de América footballers Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers Cerro Porteño players Club Libertad footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Sport Club do Recife players Club Nacional footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Men's association football midfielders People from Itacurubí de la Cordillera 21st-century Paraguayan people