Mauro Antonio Caballero López (born 3 May 1972) is a

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an former football striker and current coach of

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in the División Intermedia.

Career

Caballero started playing for Club 24 de Junio of Altos and then moved to the youth divisions of Olimpia Asunción in 1991. In 1992, he made his debut on the senior team for Olimpia, where he would win several national and international championships. Caballero also played for other clubs such as

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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 ...

, Club Libertad, Club Jorge Wilstermann,

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and

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. His best years as a striker where in 1998 and 2001, when he was the Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer.

International career

Caballero made his international debut for the

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on 9 October 1996 in a World Cup Qualifier against

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(2-1 win). He obtained a total number of 14 international caps, scoring two goals for the national side. Caballero also played for the

during the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1998 World Cup qualifiers.

Coaching career

In January 2022, Caballero was assigned as the coach of División Intermedia team 3 de Febrero, after having coached Olimpia Asunción's under-19 team.

Honours

Club

* Olimpia Asunción **

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...

: 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1998 **

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: 1992 ** Copa Libertadores: 2002 ** Recopa Sudamericana: 2003 *

: 2001

Individual

* Olimpia Asunción ** Top scorer

1998: 21 goals *

/ Libertad ** Top scorer

2001: 21 goals

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caballero, Mauro 1972 births Living people People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Sportspeople from Central Department Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Tigres UANL footballers Club Libertad footballers Cerro Porteño players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club Nacional footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Paraguay men's international footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Paraguay 1999 Copa América players Estudiantes de Mérida players Club Olimpia managers Men's association football forwards Paraguayan football managers