Darío Gabriel Cabrol (born January 31, 1972, in Santa Fe) is a former

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football

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who played professionally in Argentina, France, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador during the 1990s through 2007.

Club career

Cabrol began his career in 1990 with his hometown club

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. In 1992, he was loaned to Racing Club, before joining

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a year later. In 1994, Cabrol went back to Unión to find the club competing in the

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. With his help, the team won the promotion in 1996 and returned to first division after two years. He played there for four more seasons. During his two periods at Unión, Cabrol earned a total of 197 league appearances and 40 goals scored in the

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. In 2000, he awoke the interest of French team

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, which ultimately acquired his rights. However, during his time in

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he made most of his appearances coming off the bench. After a disappointing stint in Europe, he returned to Argentina and signed with Unión's biggest rival, Colón. Six months later, he transferred to

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where he had a successful season. His tuned-up performance rewarded him with a transfer to

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. In 2003 Cabrol made his last run in the Argentine first division with

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before moving to

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to join Emelec. In 2004, he had a spell with

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n team Blooming, but left the club only after a couple of months as he didn't live up to the expectations. Back in his country, he joined Ben Hur and played there until late 2005. In the sunset of his career, Cabrol decided to try his luck at Argentino de Rosario, hoping to have a successful season and consequently get a call from senior clubs Newell's or Central."No vine acá para pasear"
, ''Diaro Olé'', 13 August 2006. However, he never got that offer and finished his career playing in the

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with

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Club titles

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrol, Dario 1972 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Toulouse FC players Club Universidad de Chile footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Club Atlético Huracán footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Club Blooming players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentino de Rosario footballers