Virginio Cáceres Villalba (born 21 May 1962 in

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) is a retired

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defender from

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. Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the San Pedro Department and arrived in

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at the start of 1984 and signed for

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. He soon made an impact and helped the team capture the 1984 Paraguayan league title. In 1990, he signed for

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, where he would eventually play until his retirement in 2002. In his at Olimpia he won several national and international titles that established him as one of the club's important players. Virginio Cáceres was also of the

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that participated in the

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. Virginio also played several

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tournaments representing Paraguay.

Titles

* Paraguayan League: 1984 (with Guaraní), 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (with Olimpia) *

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: 1990 (with Olimpia) *

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: 1990 (with Olimpia) *

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: 1990, 2002 (with Olimpia) *

: 2003 (with Olimpia)

References

Club Olimpia Profile

Virginio Caceres DOB

1962 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Men's association football defenders Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players Copa Libertadores–winning players {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub