Egidio Raúl Arévalo Ríos (, January 1, 1982), nicknamed El Cacha, is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for Primera División club

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. He also holds Mexican citizenship.

Club career

Nicknamed ''El Cacha'' and occasionally referred to as ''El pequeño gigante'', is a product of the Paysandú Bella Vista youth team. Arévalo has played for Paysandú Bella Vista, Bella Vista (Montevideo),

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, San Luis,

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and

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. On July 23, 2012, after weeks of speculation, it was announced he had signed a three-year contract with

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club

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. On August 9, 2013 Arévalo was loaned to Chicago Fire for the remainder of the 2013

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season. On August 14, 2013 Chicago Fire announced they signed Arévalo Ríos outright. He was not retained following the season. In December 2013, Arévalo was reportedly bought by Mexican outfit

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, and was loaned to Monarcas Morelia for six months. In April 2014 it was revealed that Tijuana still owned the Arévalo's rights when Tigres stated they were in negotiations with Tijuana to acquire the player, the following month it was announced that Tigres signed Arévalo. Two days after his participation with the Uruguay national team on the

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ended, he started training immediately with Tigres, what coach

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praised and said that Arévalo is "not an idol, but an example of what a player must be". On July 9, 2014, Arévalo made his official debut with Tigres against former team Monarcas Morelia for the 2014 Supercopa MX. Arévalo was a key player in the UANL squad that achieved the finals of the

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. Also, he was part of the team that won the Apertura 2015 season championship. In December 2015, after the Apertura 2015 championship with Tigres, it was announced that Arévalo would be joining

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on loan for 6 months without a buying option. In mid-2016, he was transferred to

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. In December 2016, he transferred again, to

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International career

Arévalo played all of the games at the

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and the

. In 2011, he won the

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in Argentina. He was chosen by

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as one of the three over aged players for the

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squad. He was chosen captain of the national team.

Career statistics

International

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Honours

Club

;Peñarol *

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Winner: 2009–10 ;UANL *

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: Apertura 2015

International

;Uruguay *

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Fourth-place:

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Winner:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arevalo, Egidio 1982 births Living people Footballers from Paysandú Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders C.A. Bella Vista players Peñarol players C.F. Monterrey players San Luis F.C. players Tigres UANL footballers Danubio F.C. players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Club Tijuana footballers Palermo F.C. players Chicago Fire FC players Atlético Morelia players Atlas F.C. footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Libertad footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Sud América players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Serie A players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Major League Soccer players Designated Players (MLS) Paraguayan Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Primera División de Ascenso players Olympic footballers of Uruguay Uruguay international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Copa América-winning players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Peru Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Naturalized citizens of Mexico