Wilfredo Caballero

Football player infobox| playername= Wilfredo Caballero


fullname = Wilfredo Daniel Caballero
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|9|28|mf=y
cityofbirth = Santa Elena
countryofbirth = Argentina
height = 1.86 m
weight = 83 kg
currentclub = Elche CF
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2004
2004–
2006
clubs = Boca Juniors
Elche CF
→Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)
caps(goals) = 15 (0)
75 (0)
13 (0)
nationalyears = 2001
2004-
nationalteam = Argentina U-20
Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
0 (0)
pcupdate = 18 April 2008
ntupdate = 18 April 2008

Wilfredo Daniel Caballero (born September 28, 1981 in Santa Elena) is an Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Elche CF of Spain's Segunda División as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Caballero started his playing career with Boca Juniors in 2001, where he won three major titles in 2003.

He joined Elche CF of Spain in 2004, and had a brief lone spell back in Argentina with Arsenal de Sarandí in 2006.

International career

Caballero played for Argentina at Under 20 level in 2001, helping Argentina to win the FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2004 he participated in the matches leading up to the gold medal triumph of his native Argentine squad during the 2004 Summer Olympics, consisting of matches versus Costa Rica in the quarter-final, Italy in the semi-final, and the final against Paraguay.

Honors and awards

Argentina
*FIFA World Youth Championship winner: 2001
*Men's Olympics Football tournament gold medal: 2004

Boca Juniors
*Argentine Primera Apertura 2003
*Copa Libertadores 2003
*Copa Intercontinental 2003

External links

* [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12625&SEOFutbolista=Caballero+Wilfredo+Daniel Argentine Primera statistics] at Futbol XXI