Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores (born August 13, 1982, in

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) is a

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striker. He currently plays for Always Ready.

Club career

He played at club level for Oriente Petrolero,

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, Bolívar,

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, Aurora,

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and Guabirá in Bolivia, as well as Cerro Porteño from Paraguay. He also spent a couple of years in the Colombian Professional League with

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and

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. 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. In 2009, he was loaned to

. During the first semester Cabrera had great performances in both, the domestic tournament and

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. However, due to some differences with his coach, he decided to leave the club. In early 2012 Cabrera joined Bogota's

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. 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

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International career

He has earned 22 caps for the Bolivia national team. Cabrera scored his first international goal in a friendly match against

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on August 20, 2008. He represented his country in 12

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matches.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrera, Diego 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 Rionegro players Club Deportivo Guabirá players Universitario de Sucre footballers 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