Antonio Cabrera (Paraguayan footballer) explained

Antonio Cabrera
Fullname:Antonio Cabrera Prates
Birth Place:Paraguay
Position:Defender
Years1:1946-1953
Clubs1:Club Libertad
Years2:1954-1955
Clubs2:Bangu
Years3:1956-1957
Clubs3:Club Libertad
Nationalyears1:1949-1954
Nationalteam1:Paraguay
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0

Antonio Cabrera (died before 1 April 2003)[1] was a Paraguayan football defender who was part of Paraguay’s squads for the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[2] and the 1953 South American Championship,[3] the latter of which being won by Paraguay.He also played for Club Libertad. Cabrera is deceased.[4]

International Career

He was selected in Paraguay’s squad for the 1949 South American Championship and played only one game in the tournament, on 13 April against Peru.[5] It was his first cap with Paraguay.[6]

Cabrera was also part of the Paraguay squad at the 1950 World Cup[7] but was an unused substitute and played neither of Paraguay’s two games against Sweden and Italy.[8] [9]

In 1951 he played two friendlies, on 5 March against Chile,[10] and on 7 March against Argentina.[11]

Cabrera was selected for the 1953 South American Championship, and played three games as Paraguay won its first Copa America.[12]

Finally, he played four games during 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification, the game against Brazil on 21 March 1954 being his 10th and last cap with Paraguay.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A 50 años del primer grito: !Paraguay campeón! . ABC . 28 January 2024.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626141913/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/teams/team=43928.html 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil
  3. Web site: South American Championship 1953 . RSSSF . 28 January 2024.
  4. News: Falleció Darío Jara Saguier . 23 January 2023 . El Nacional . 22 January 2023.
  5. Web site: South American Championship 1949 . RSSSF . 28 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Profile of Antonio Cabrera . Be Soccer . 28 January 2024.
  7. Web site: 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Paraguay . FIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017110515/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/teams/team=43928.html . 28 January 2024. 2007-10-17 .
  8. Web site: 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Sweden Paraguay . FIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20071105071945/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1228/report.html . 28 January 2024. 2007-11-05 .
  9. Web site: 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Italy Paraguay . FIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20071105103502/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1218/report.html . 28 January 2024. 2007-11-05 .
  10. Web site: Paraguay v Chile, 05 March 1951 . 11v11 . 28 January 2024.
  11. Web site: Argentina v Paraguay, 07 March 1951 . 11v11 . 28 January 2024.
  12. Web site: South American Championship 1953 . RSSSF . 28 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Antonio Cabrera . 11v11 . 28 January 2024.