Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker (born 5 February 1971) is a professional football

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and former player. Born in Argentina, he represented the

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Club career

Caballero started playing in his native Argentina's Central Córdoba in 1989, and in 1993 he transferred to

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. In 1995, he arrived in Mexico, and has played for Mexican teams such as

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and Puebla, winning 6 championships (Santos Laguna, Pachuca), most recently with Pachuca on 27 May 2007. He announced his retirement on 18 November 2009.

International career

Mexico national team

Caballero became a naturalized Mexican on 11 December 2001, and was later recruited to the

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, with whom he had the chance to play in his first

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in 2002, held in

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and Japan. Caballero appeared in all three of Mexico's first round matches, against

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, and

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"FIFA Player Statistics: Gabriel CABALLERO"
Retrieved 15 June 2013.

Managerial career

After his retirement announced his new job as Assistant coach from his last club, on 14 November 2012 he was announced as the new coach of C.F. Pachuca, after the club terminated their previous coach Hugo Sanchez.

Honours

Player

Santos Laguna * Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1996 Pachuca * Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1999, Invierno 2001, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2007,

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* Copa Sudamericana: 2006 *

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: 2007 Individual * Primera División Chilena Top Scorer: 1995 * Mexican Primera División Top Scorer (Shared): Verano 1997

Manager

Dorados * Ascenso MX: Apertura 2016 Cafetaleros * Ascenso MX: Clausura 2018

References

External links

Interview in Spanish
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caballero, Gabriel 1971 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Argentine people of German descent Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Santos Laguna footballers C.F. Pachuca players Atlas F.C. footballers Club Puebla players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Mexican football managers C.F. Pachuca managers Dorados de Sinaloa managers FC Juárez managers