Jorge Cáceres (footballer) explained

Jorge Cáceres
Fullname:Jorge Ramón Cáceres
Birth Date:7 January 1948
Birth Place:Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Position:Forward
Years1:1970–1973
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Years2:1973
Clubs2:América de Cali (loan)
Caps2:?
Goals2:8
Years3:1973
Clubs3:América de Cali
Caps3:?
Goals3:10
Years4:1974
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Years5:1975
Caps5:?
Goals5:35
Years6:1976–1981
Clubs6:América de Cali
Caps6:?
Goals6:117
Nationalyears1:1977
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Jorge Ramón Cáceres (born 7 January 1948) is a former football forward.

Career

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. He is one of the all-time leading Colombian league goal-scorers with 182 goals.

In 1976, Cáceres became a naturalized Colombian citizen.[3] He made six appearances for the Colombia national football team in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Pais. figuras-y-recuerdos: "La Fiera y sus goles". Figures and memories: "La Fiera and its goals". Spanish. 1 September 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20130101205414/http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/blogs/figuras-y-recuerdos/fiera-y-sus-goles%E2%80%9D. 1 January 2013.
  2. Web site: GolGolGol Futbol. Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo. Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Enero 7. On this day in football: January 7. 7 January 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130221145343/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/movil/un-di-a-como-hoy-en-el-futbol-enero-7_1048-120221.html. 21 February 2013.
  3. Web site: El Pais. Rojas, Jorge Enrique. Ruge 'La Fiera' Cáceres. Spanish. 17 December 2012.