Virginio Cáceres Villalba (born 21 May 1962 in

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) is a retired

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defender from

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. Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the San Pedro Department and arrived in

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at the start of 1984 and signed for Club Guaraní. He soon made an impact and helped the team capture the 1984 Paraguayan league title. In 1990, he signed for Olimpia Asunción, where he would eventually play until his retirement in 2002. In his at Olimpia he won several national and international titles that established him as one of the club's important players. Virginio Cáceres was also of the

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that participated in the

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. Virginio also played several

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tournaments representing Paraguay.

Titles

* Paraguayan League: 1984 (with Guaraní), 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (with Olimpia) * Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990 (with Olimpia) * Recopa Sudamericana: 1990 (with Olimpia) *

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: 2002 (with Olimpia) * Recopa Sudamericana: 2003 (with Olimpia)

References

Club Olimpia Profile

Virginio Caceres DOB

1962 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Association football defenders Paraguay under-20 international footballers Paraguay international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub