Carlos Arturo Cáceres Pino (born 28 April 1977) is a

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an former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Cáceres was a prolific striker in the Chilean football, playing for 15 professional teams. Outside of Chile, he played for clubs in

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and

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. Due to his physical power, he was nicknamed ''Búfalo'' (Buffalo). In 2001, he became the Primera B Top Goalscorer playing for Deportes Antofagasta by scoring 23 goals. In 2011, he played for Quesos Kümey, an amateur club from a cheese (''Queso'' in Spanish) manufacturing company based in

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, Chile, that competed in the

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. At the same time, he performed as coach for the Universidad Católica Academy in

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, alongside the former Paraguayan footballer Rolando Azás.

Honours

* Primera B de Chile Top Goalscorer: 2001

References

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Carlos Cáceres
at PlaymakerStats 1977 births Living people Chilean men's footballers Footballers from Santiago Chilean expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Provincial Osorno footballers Deportes Temuco footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Santiago Morning footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Unión La Calera footballers Unión Española footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Ñublense footballers Curicó Unido footballers Perak F.C. players Kitchee SC players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Liga MX players Malaysia Super League players Hong Kong First Division League players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-forward-stub