Víctor Cáceres

Víctor Javier Cáceres Centurión (born 25 March 1985) is a retired Paraguayan footballer.

Víctor Cáceres

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Javier Cáceres Centurión
Date of birth	(1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003	Atlántida
2003–2004	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2012	Libertad	75	(10)
2012–2015	Flamengo	48	(1)
2015–2017	Al Rayyan	30	(6)
2017–2020	Cerro Porteño	35	(2)
2020	Nacional Asunción	7	(0)
2021	12 de Octubre	13	(2)
2021–2022	Guaraní	10	(0)
2022	12 de Octubre	2	(1)
International career
2007–2017	Paraguay	73	(2)
Medal record Representing  Paraguay Copa América Runner-up 2011 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cáceres and the second or maternal family name is Centurión.

Club career

Víctor Cáceres begins his career at the age of 13 in the Escuela de fútbol de la Asociación Mutual del Personal de la Administración Nacional de Electricidad (Ampande), located in the Santísima Trinidad neighborhood of the capital of the country, Asunción.^{[citation needed]}

Cáceres debuted for Atlántida Asunción in 2002 in Paraguay's 3rd division.^[1] Cáceres continued his career in the youth divisions of Atlántida SC where he played until the age of 18, moving to the youth divisions of Libertad and making his professional debut with the team at the age of 21.^[2] Slowly, he settled in the first team and eventually became a key player, helping the team win the league and becoming part of the Paraguay national team.^{[citation needed]}

Flamengo

In July 2012 at the end of his contract with Libertad Víctor signed with Brazilian Série A club Flamengo on a free transfer.^[3] He took almost a month to be able to play due to contractual problems with his former club. Víctor debuted for Flamengo on 9 August 2012 in a 2x0 win against Figueirense at Orlando Scarpelli Stadium.^[4]

Cáceres in a friendly against Australia in 2010

12 de Octubre

At 12 de Octubre, Caceres summoned 1, 706 minutes in 21 games for the club.^[5] 19 of the games were in the starting 11.^[6]

Guaraní

In July 2021, Caceres joined Club Guaraní on a free-transfer.^[7] He joined the club with his brother, Marcos Caceres.^[8]

Career statistics

(Correct As of 22 August 2019^[update])

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Libertad	2010	Primera División	29	3	-	-	12[a]	1	-	-	41	4
	2011		33	4	-	-	15[b]	0	-	-	39	4
	2012		13	3	-	-	12[a]	3	-	-	25	6
	Total		75	10	0	0	39	4	0	0	105	14
Flamengo	2012	Série A	10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	0
	2013		13	1	5	0	-	-	9[c]	0	24	1
	2014		20	0	4	1	3[a]	1	7[c]	0	34	2
	2015		5	0	3	0	-	-	5[c]	0	13	0
	Total		48	1	12	1	3	1	21	0	84	3
Al-Rayyan SC	2015–16	Stars League	22	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	6
	2016–17		8	0	-	-	5[d]	1	-	-	13	1
	Total		30	6	0	0	5	1	0	0	35	7
Cerro Porteño	2017	Primera División	5	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0
	2018		10	2	-	-	1[a]	0	-	-	11	2
	2019		8	1	-	-	2[a]	2	-	-	10	3
	Total		23	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	27	5
Career total			176	20	12	1	50	8	21	0	259	29

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
2. Ten appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
3. Appearance(s) in Rio State League.
4. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League.

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.^[9]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 June 2014	Allianz Riviera, Nice, France	France	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	31 August 2017	Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile	Chile	2–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Libertad

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2006, 2007, 2008 Apertura, 2008 Clausura

Flamengo

• Copa do Brasil: 2013
• Campeonato Carioca: 2014

References

1. "Víctor Cáceres (Player)".
2. Victor Caceres. El Topo de la mediacancha
3. Cáceres é apresentado oficialmente pelo Flamengo (in Portuguese). 6 July 2012. Flamengo.com.br. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
4. Começa como volante, termina como zagueiro: a estreia de Cáceres no Fla (in Portuguese). 9 August 2012. Globoesporte.com.br. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
5. "Los Cáceres se unen, pero en la Toldería".
6. "'Topo' Cáceres, presentado oficialmente en Guaraní". 6 July 2021.
7. "Paraguay – V. Cáceres – Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia – Soccerway".
8. "Los Cáceres se unen, pero en la Toldería".
9. "Cáceres, Víctor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

External links

• Víctor Cáceres at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Víctor Cáceres at National-Football-Teams.com
• Víctor Cáceres at Soccerway