Víctor Javier Cáceres Centurión (born 25 March 1985) is a Paraguayan

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er. He currently plays as defensive midfielder for

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and also for Paraguay national team.

Club career

Víctor Cáceres begins his career at the age of 13 in the Escuela de fútbol de la Asociación Mutual del Personal de la Administración Nacional de Electricidad (Ampande), located in the Santísima Trinidad neighborhood of the capital of the country, Asunción. Cáceres debuted for Atlántida Asunción in 2002 in Paraguay's 3rd division. Cáceres continued his career in the youth divisions of

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where he played until the age of 18, moving to the youth divisions of Libertad and making his professional debut with the team at the age of 21. Slowly, he settled in the first team and eventually became a key player, helping the team win the league and becoming part of the Paraguay national team.

Flamengo

In July 2012 at the end of his contract with Libertad Víctor signed with

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club

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on a free transfer. He took almost a month to be able to play due to contractual problems with his former club. Víctor debuted for

on 9 August 2012 in a 2x0 win against

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at Orlando Scarpelli Stadium. Victor Caceres

12 de Octubre

At 12 de Octubre, Caceres summoned 1, 706 minutes in 21 games for the club. 19 of the games were in the starting 11.

Guaraní

In July 2021, Caceres joined Club Guaraní on a free-transfer. He joined the club with his brother, Marcos Caceres.

Career statistics

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International career

International goals

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Libertad * Paraguayan Primera División: 2006, 2007, 2008 Apertura, 2008 Clausura ;Flamengo * Copa do Brasil:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caceres, Victor 1985 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Club Libertad footballers Al-Rayyan SC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers Paraguay international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2015 Copa América players Sportspeople from Asunción Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Brazil Association football midfielders Qatar Stars League players Cerro Porteño players 21st-century Paraguayan people 20th-century Paraguayan people