| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Antonio Cáceres Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago,Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Colo-Colo | 12 | (1) |
| 2000 | →Ñublense (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2000 | →Everton (loan) | ? | (16) |
| 2001 | →Sporting CP B (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | →Sporting CP (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| 2005 | Lobos BUAP | ||
| 2005 | Aris | 21 | (3) |
| 2006 | Colo-Colo | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | PAS Giannina | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Unión Española | 30 | (13) |
| 2008–2010 | St. Gallen | 28 | (7) |
| 2010 | San Luis | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Audax Italiano | 17 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Everton | 34 | (6) |
| 2014 | Deportes Temuco | 12 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2001 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2004 | Chile U23 | 5 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Colo-Colo (youth) (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Cobreloa U13 | ||
| 2018–2022 | Rodelindo Román (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Antonio Cáceres Gómez (born 17 March 1981) is a Chilean formerfootballer who played as astriker.
During his career, he played forColo-Colo on three occasions (being nicknamed "El Petrolero" in his country), but also plied his trade in four countries.
Born in the capitalSantiago, Cáceres made his debut forColo-Colo in 1998, but spent the following years on loan in the country, toÑublense andCorporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar respectively.
Caceres was signed bySporting Clube de Portugal in January 2001, at the same time as compatriotRodrigo Tello.[1][2] Grossly unsettled he returned to Colo-Colo after just a few months, as theLisbon club refused to activate the buying option it had on the player.
At the start of the 2004 season, Cáceres switched forC.D. Universidad de Concepción, but left the following year toLiga MX sideLobos de la BUAP.
Before the start of 2005's Apertura, Cáceres moved to another country, transferring toGreek teamAris FC, in the country'ssecond level. In 2006, he rejoined Colo-Colo for a third stint, but returned to Greece and its division two the next year, withPas Giannina FC.
Cáceres found some stability in the 2008 summer, going on to play two seasons at Switzerland'sFC St. Gallen. Subsequently, he returned to his country, first joiningSan Luis de Quillota and going on to representAudax Italiano, former team Everton andDeportes Temuco.
Cácerescapped forChile atunder-20 level, appearing at both the2001 South American U-20 Championship and the2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3] He also played for the nation at the 2004CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic tournament.
He began his managerial career as an assistant coach in theColo-Colo youth ranks and coach ofCobreloa at under-13 level. From 2018 to 2022, he worked as the assistant coach ofRodolfo Madrid inRodelindo Román at minor categories of the Chilean football.[4][5]
His nickname,El Petrolero (The Oilman), was given by the Chileanplay-by-play commentatorClaudio Palma, due to the fact that he had a hard time picking up speed during the matches, like the diesel cars.[6]
His brother, Carlos Cáceres Gómez, is a former footballer who played in Indonesia forPS Palembang[7] and current football coach who has worked for clubs such asCobresal (women).[8]
In 2015, he worked as afootball commentator for the Chilean TV sports channelCanal del Fútbol.[9]
