Julio César Cáceres

Julio César Cáceres

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Olimpia

Cáceres' first club was Primera División de Paraguay club, Olimpia, where he helped the club become Paraguayan champions twice.

1998

On 12 April 1998, Caceres debuted for Olimpia aged 18 in a 1–0 loss against Guaraní.

1999

In 1999, after winning the Apertura tournament, and finishing third in the Clausura tournament they were crowned champions with a 4–2 aggregate win over Cerro Porteño in the National championship game. In the 1999 season, teammates in the Olimpia squad were Denis Caniza, Ruben Maldonado, Carlos Humberto Paredes, Gustavo Neffa, Roque Santa Cruz and Richart Baez.

2000

In 2000 they again won the Apertura tournament, and also the Clausura tournament, thus were crowned champions.

2002

He was also part of the team that won the Copa Libertadores in 2002. Cáceres played in both legs of the 2002 Copa Libertadores Final as Olimpia defeated Brazilian club São Caetano in July. As Copa Libertadores winners, Olimpia faced Real Madrid in Yokohama in the 2002 Intercontinental Cup which they lost 2-0 as Caceres played an entire 90 minutes of the match.

2003

Caceres was part of the Olimpia team which then won the Recopa Sudamericana in 2003.

2004

On 24 May 2004, Caceres played his last game for Olimpia. Caceres had played in 91 league games, converting 6 goals. He also played 32 games internationally for the club, which included matches in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Mercosur, the…

International career

In 2000, Caceres represented Paraguay U23 at the 2000 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament. Cáceres made his international debut in April 2002 against England. He currently has 30 caps and has scored four goals for Paraguay. He played in both the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 8 June 2005 he scored Paraguay's third goal as they beat Bolivia 4–1 at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción in a South American qualification match for the 2006 World Cup. In 2007, he played in the Copa América He played in all seven matches for Paraguay of the first rounds in the South American qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

In June 2021, Última Hora announced that Cáceres would become reserve-team coach at his last club Olimpia. On 15 October, he was named manager of the club after Álvaro Gutiérrez resigned. On 6 March 2023, Cáceres was sacked by Olimpia. On 31 May, he was named manager of fellow top tier side Sportivo Luqueño, replacing Gustavo Florentín. On 2 September 2024, Cáceres left Sportivo Luqueño by mutual consent. The following 18 May, however, he returned to the club in the place of Gustavo Morínigo, but was dismissed on 4 October 2025.

Club
FC Nantes (2003–2007)
Club
Club Olimpia (1999–2003)
Club
Club Atlético River Plate (2006–2006)
Club
Club Guaraní (2013–)
Club
Boca Juniors (2008–2010)
Club
Gimnàstic de Tarragona (2006–2006)
Club
Clube Atlético Mineiro (2005–2005)
Club
Tigres UANL (2007–2007)
Club
Clube Atlético Mineiro (2010–2010)
Club
Paraguay men's national football team (1999–)
Club
Clube Atlético Mineiro (2010–2010)
Club
Club Olimpia (2011–2012)
Club
Paraguay Olympic football team (2000–2000)
National team
Paraguay

Legacy

Honours

Olimpia

Paraguayan Primera División: 1999, 2000 Copa Libertadores: 2002 Recopa Sudamericana: 2003 Boca Juniors

Recopa Sudamericana: 2008 Argentine Primera División: 2008 Apertura Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2010

Clubs

Played together with

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Paraguayan footballer

Position

centre-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Julio César Cáceres López is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

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