Luis Neri Caballero Núñez (17 September 1962 – 6 May 2005) was a

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defender from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, and had short spells in Argentina, in

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. His son (born 1990), named Luis Caballero as well, also played professional football in Paraguay.

Career

A central defender, Caballero played for

Club Guaraní Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción. Founded on 12 October 1903, it is one of the oldest and one of the most successful in the country, with eleven Primera División titles, and ...

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, Club Sol de América and

. He played for Deportivo Mandiyú from 1990 to 1994. Caballero made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 7 September 1988 in a friendly match against Ecuador (1-5 win) in Guayaquil. A participant at the

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in Mexico, he obtained a total number of 27 international caps from 1983 to 1989.

Personal

Caballero was killed during a robbery at his office in Villa Morra on 6 May 2005.

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* * 1962 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Asunción Paraguayan footballers Paraguay international footballers Association football central defenders 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1989 Copa América players Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Textil Mandiyú footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Male murder victims Paraguayan murder victims People murdered in Paraguay 2005 murders in Paraguay {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub