Marcos Caballero

Marcos Caballero Quiroga (born in Paraguay) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sportivo Ameliano in the Paraguayan División Intermedia.

Marcos Caballero
Personal information
Full name Marcos Caballero Quiroga[1]
Date of birth –
Place of birth Paraguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sportivo Ameliano
Number –
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003– Sportivo Ameliano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2020

A part from Sportivo Ameliano, Caballero also had appearances for Tacuary, Valois Rivarola and General Díaz.[3]

In 2018, Caballero was honoured for defending Sportivo Ameliano for 20 years.[4] During Sportivo Ameliano's 84th anniversary in 2020, the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol distincted Caballero as a footballer in the club's history,[5] whilst D10 cited Caballero as historic goal scorer and figure of Sportivo Ameliano.[6]

Career

Youth career

Under the coaching of Mario Almirón, Caballero was a member of Sportivo Ameliano U20 side until 2002.[2]

2003: Debut season

Both the U20 team goalkeeper, José Cardozo, and himself were promoted to the first-team in the 2003 season, when Caballero scored a total of 12 goals.[2] The most important goal out of the 12 was scored against Capitan Figari, which was in the decisive 2–1 victory that crowned Sportivo Ameliano champions of the 2003 Paraguay fourth-tier.[7]

2004–2018: Successive seasons

Sportivo Ameliano again were crowned champions of the Paraguay fourth tier in the 2006 season.[5]

Caballero was the leading goal scorer of the 2008 Paraguay Primera División C, the fourth tier, along with Deportivo Recoleta's Alberto Cristaldo with a total of 11 goals.[8]

In 2015, Caballero reached ascension to Paraguay's third tier with Sportivo Ameliano achieving a runners-up position.[9]

In May 2016 during the third tier season, Caballero noted an important goal in a 1–0 victory against Atlético Colegiales to keep Sportivo Ameliano as one of the league leaders.[10] Sportivo Ameliano reached the promotion play-off but lost against 22 de Septiembre.[11]

2019: Promotion to División Intermedia

Caballero scored the decisive goal in the 81st minute of Sportivo Ameliano's 1–0 victory on the last day of the 2019 Primera División B season to ascend to the División Intermedia in 2020, finishing on top of the table ahead of Tacuary.[12]

2020–2021: División Intermedia

In October 2021, he told Crónica that he wanted Sportivo Ameliano to be promoted to the Primera División Paraguaya and that he wanted to retire after playing in at least one game in the Primera División.[13]

Personal life

Caballero has a football coaching licence and aims to coach the lower divisions at Sportivo Ameliano.[14]

Honours

Sportivo Ameliano

References
  1. http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/10/23/marco-caballero-quiroga-sueno-con-el-ascenso-y-un-partido-en-primera/
  2. "Veinteañeros y campeones con el Sportivo Ameliano - Deportes - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
  3. http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/10/23/marco-caballero-quiroga-sueno-con-el-ascenso-y-un-partido-en-primera/
  4. http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/10/23/marco-caballero-quiroga-sueno-con-el-ascenso-y-un-partido-en-primera/
  5. "La V Azulada está de fiesta - APF". www.apf.org.py.
  6. https://d10.ultimahora.com/un-sportivo-ameliano-hambriento-gloria-suena-el-ascenso-n2384869.html
  7. "Sportivo Ameliano obtiene el título de la Segunda División - 730am - ABC Color". 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
  8. "Paraguay (Fourth Level) 2008". www.rsssf.com.
  9. "Ascendido a la "B" y damnificado - Deportes - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
  10. "HOY / Ameliano se acopla a la legión de líderes". www.hoy.com.py.
  11. https://d10.ultimahora.com/el-22-setiembre-vence-ameliano-la-primera-final-n2384897.html
  12. "Ameliano es campeón y de Intermedia - APF". www.apf.org.py.
  13. http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/10/23/marco-caballero-quiroga-sueno-con-el-ascenso-y-un-partido-en-primera/
  14. http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/10/23/marco-caballero-quiroga-sueno-con-el-ascenso-y-un-partido-en-primera/
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