Jorge Cáceres (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Ramón Cáceres | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | San Martín de Tucumán | ? | (?) |
| 1973 | → América de Cali (loan) | ? | (8) |
| 1973 | América de Cali | ? | (10) |
| 1974 | Bucaramanga | ? | (?) |
| 1975 | Deportivo Pereira | ? | (35) |
| 1976–1981 | América de Cali | ? | (117) |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Colombia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Ramón Cáceres (born 7 January 1948) is a former football forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, Cáceres began his professional football career with San Martín de Tucumán. In 1973, San Martín sent him on loan to América de Cali for one season, but the club soon made the transfer to América permanent.[1] He also played for Atlético Bucaramanga and Deportivo Pereira in Colombia.[2]
Cáceres was a prolific goal-scorer. He scored in 24 consecutive matches, and led the league with 35 goals while playing for Pereira in 1975.[1] He is one of the all-time leading Colombian league goal-scorers with 182 goals.[3]
In 1976, Cáceres became a naturalized Colombian citizen.[3] He made six appearances for the Colombia national football team in 1977.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "figuras-y-recuerdos: "La Fiera y sus goles"" [Figures and memories: "La Fiera and its goals"] (in Spanish). El Pais. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013.
- ^ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (7 January 2012). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Enero 7" [On this day in football: January 7]. GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b Rojas, Jorge Enrique. "Ruge 'La Fiera' Cáceres" (in Spanish). El Pais. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Jorge Cáceres – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1948 births
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- Argentine emigrants to Colombia
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Argentine men's footballers
- San Martín de Tucumán footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Atlético Bucaramanga footballers
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
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- Colombian football forward stubs