Víctor Hugo Cabrera Sánchez (born 9 November 1957) is a Chilean former

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. He has been one of the most prolific goalscorers in Chilean football history.

International career

He was part of a

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squad which was called ''Selección Joven'' (young squad), with

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as the team coach, that was preparing for the

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Personal life

He is better known by his nickname ''Pititore'': a fusion between '' Pituco'', a Chilean way of referring to people from the

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, and Cantatore, the surname of the football coach Vicente, who was well-known at the time. The nickname was born when Cabrera worked as a cleaner for wealthy women – "''viejas pitucas''" according to him – and used to sing (''cantar'' in Spanish), turning the word ''cantar'' into Cantatore.

Honours

Club

;San Luis Quillota * Copa Apertura: 1980 ;Colo-Colo *

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: 1985

Individual

* Primera División de Chile Top-Scorer (2): 1981, 1984

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrera, Victor 1957 births Living people People from Valparaíso Province Footballers from Valparaíso Region Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers C.D. Regional Atacama footballers Colo-Colo footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Unión La Calera footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Chilean sportsmen