| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Antonio Caballero López | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-05-03)3 May 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora,Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Olimpia Asunción | 99 | (51) |
| 1999–2001 | Tigres de la UANL | 26 | (7) |
| 2001 | Cerro Porteño | 15 | (7) |
| 2001 | Libertad | 15 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Olimpia Asunción | 70 | (26) |
| 2004 | Jorge Wilstermann | 7 | (2) |
| 2005 | Nacional Asunción | 11 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Olimpia Asunción | 37 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 1996–2003 | Paraguay | 14 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 2009 | |||
Mauro Antonio Caballero López (born 3 May 1972) is aParaguayan formerfootballstriker and current coach of3 de Febrero in theDivisión Intermedia.[1]
Caballero started playing forClub 24 de Junio ofAltos and then moved to the youth divisions ofOlimpia Asunción in 1991. In 1992, he made his debut on the senior team for Olimpia, where he would win several national and international championships.[2] Caballero also played for other clubs such asTigres de la UANL,Cerro Porteño,Club Libertad,Club Jorge Wilstermann,Nacional andEstudiantes de Mérida. His best years as a striker where in 1998 and 2001, when he was theParaguayan 1st Division topscorer.
Caballero made his international debut for theParaguay national football team on 9 October 1996 in a World Cup Qualifier againstChile (2-1 win). He obtained a total number of 14 international caps, scoring two goals for the national side. Caballero also played for theParaguay national football team during the1992 Olympic Games and the1998 World Cup qualifiers.[3]
| International Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 3 March 1999 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala | 2–3 | 2–3 | Copa de la Paz |
| 2. | 7 March 1999 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Copa de la Paz |
In January 2022, Caballero was assigned as the coach of División Intermedia team 3 de Febrero, after having coachedOlimpia Asunción's under-19 team.[4]
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