Juan José Cáceres (born 1 June 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (), is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first institution created from the All-Union Dynamo Sports Club. Dynamo Mosco ...

. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

Career

Cáceres spent eight years in the youth system of

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, prior to departing to join Racing Club's academy at the start of 2017. In his second year, Cáceres was involved in a training ground fight with Ricardo Centurión. His breakthrough into the Racing first-team occurred in 2020, with the right-back initially appearing as an unused substitute for a Primera División draw with Colón on 14 February. Cáceres' senior debut soon arrived in the succeeding November, as he featured for the second half of a home defeat to

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

. On 19 February 2025, Cáceres signed a contract until the end of 2029 with Russian club

, joining his compatriots Fabián Balbuena and Roberto Fernández in Dynamo's defense.

Personal life

Cáceres is of Paraguayan descent. In August 2020, it was revealed that he had tested positive for

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amid the

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; he was asymptomatic.

Honours

Racing Club *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caceres, Juan Jose 2000 births Living people Footballers from Avellaneda Partido Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers FC Dynamo Moscow players Argentine Primera División players Russian Premier League players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Russia