Claudio Adrián Cáceres (born 10 January 1982) is an Argentine former footballer who last played for Balcatta FC.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Adrián Cáceres | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998 | Perth SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Perth SC | 12 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Brentford (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Hull City | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Perth Glory | 43 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Yeovil Town | 21 | (3) |
| 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | Aldershot Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Perth Glory | 18 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Melbourne Victory | 42 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | Inglewood United | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Heidelberg United | 5 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Real Mataram | 17 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Chiangrai United | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Bayswater City | 10 | (4) |
| 2014 | Perth SC | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Balcatta FC | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 226 | (38) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Caceres started his professional career with English team Southampton[2] before spending a few years with lower Football League clubs including Yeovil Town, Hull City, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Aldershot Town .
He moved back to Australia to play for Perth Glory for the second time in the inaugural A-League season. While putting in some good performances he was never a first team regular because of injury and moved to Melbourne Victory for the second A-League season, where he has reunited with former Perth Glory teammate, Mark Byrnes. The pair played together at Perth Glory, where they won National Soccer League (NSL) championship medals.
On 7 February 2008, Caceres signed a two-year deal with the Central Coast Mariners, which would start following the 2008 Asian Champions League.[3]
In August 2009, Caceres was released from the final year of his two-year contract with the Central Coast Mariners by mutual consent. He was snapped up by the Wellington Phoenix just days later,[4] and eventually scored his first goal for his new club on 18 December 2009 in a 1–1 draw with Adelaide United; however, this was later ruled to have been an own goal from goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic.
A-League career statistics edit
- Correct as of 20 August 2014
| Club | Season | League | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Perth Glory | 2005–06 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Melbourne Victory | 2006–07 | 22 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| Melbourne Victory | 2007–08 | 20 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2008–09 | 22 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 2009–10 | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Total Total | 101 | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | 101 | 10 | 7 | |
Personal life edit
On 18 March 2019 he was sentenced to 18 months' jail after being found guilty of dealing methamphetamine.[5]
Honours edit
- Melbourne Victory
- Perth Glory
- NSL Championship: 2002–03, 2003–04
References edit
- ^ "Former A-League champion Caceres jailed for dealing meth". The World Game. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 611. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ News Item Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Champion Caceres joins Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix FC. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "A-League: Adrian Caceres jailed for ice, dealing methamphetamine, A-League championship winner". Australia: Fox Sports. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.