Marcos Cáceres

Marcos Antonio Cáceres[1] (born 5 May 1986 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football defender currently playing for Club Guaraní. He has previously played for Cerro Porteño, and in Argentina with Racing and Newell's Old Boys. As an international footballer, Cáceres was included in the squads for the 2011 and 2015 editions of the Copa América.

Marcos Cáceres
Personal information
Full name Marcos Antonio Cáceres
Date of birth (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Guaraní
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Cerro Porteño 22 (0)
2007–2012 Racing 108 (2)
2012–2016 Newell's Old Boys 91 (7)
2016–2021 Cerro Porteño 142 (7)
2021– Guaraní 61 (8)
International career‡
2007– Paraguay 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:23, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021

Cáceres started his playing career in 2006 with Cerro Porteño where he played a total of 24 games in all competitions before joining Racing Club in 2007. After 2 substitute appearances Cáceres quickly established himself as a regular starter in the Racing Club lineup.

International career

Cáceres made his international debut on 22 August 2007 against Venezuela. Cáceres made one appearance in the qualification cycle for the 2010 World Cup, and was not named to the squad for the team that reached the quarter-final. Cáceres did make the squad for the 2011 Copa América, and made one appearance, featuring at right back in the semi-final penalty shootout victory over Venezuela, replacing the suspended Antolín Alcaraz. Paraguay would lose in the final to Uruguay, and Cáceres lost his place in the side to Elvis Marecos.

Cáceres made two appearances in the qualification cycle for the 2014 World Cup, as Paraguay failed to qualify. He made the squad for the 2015 Copa América, featuring in three games at right back, including their opening game, and the third-place playoff defeat to Peru; the other matches were started by Bruno Valdez.

Out of the national team picture for the next six years, Cáceres made a shocking return during Paraguay's World Cup qualifying matches in September of 2021. He wasn't included in the original squad, but after Alberto Espínola left their first match against Ecuador with an injury inside 10 minutes, Cáceres took his place in the squad for the next two matches.[2] Robert Rojas replaced Espínola against Ecuador, and started against Colombia and Venezuela, but left the match against Venezuela with an injury. Cáceres was brought on for the final 10 minutes of the 2–1 victory, and he made his first appearance for the national team in six years and two months.

Honours
Newell's Old Boys

References
  1. "Paraguay - M. Cáceres - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "Berizzo convoca a Marcos Cáceres". Resumen de Noticias. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.


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