Julio César Cáceres

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Personal information
Julio César Cáceres
Image:Julio caceres.jpg
Full name	Julio César Cáceres López
Date of birth	October 5, 1979
Place of birth	San José de los Arroyos, Paraguay
Height	181 cm
Nickname	El Emperador (the Emperor)
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	River Plate
Number	2
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999-2003</br> 2003-2005</br> 2005-2005 </br>2006</br>2006-2007	Olimpia Asunción</br> FC Nantes</br> Atletico Mineiro</br> River Plate</br>Gimnàstic de Tarragona	84 (5)</br> 12 (0)</br> 20 (3)</br> ? (?)</br> - (-)
National team
2002-	Paraguay	35 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Julio César Cáceres López (born October 5, 1979 in San José de los Arroyos) is a Paraguayan football defender. He has 28 caps and 4 goals for Paraguay, and played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His international debut came in April 2002 against England.

Cáceres first club was Olimpia Asunción, where he became Paraguayan champion in 1999 and 2000, and won the Copa Libertadores in 2002 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2003. He was bought by FC Nantes in 2004. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury and could not play for several months. After recovering, Nantes had already a new coach that did not give Cáceres a place in the first team. Because of that, he was loaned to Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro for the 2005/06 season. At the start of the 2006 season, he got the attetion of River Plate, one of the biggest clubs in Argentina, where he moved on loan from FC Nantes and inmediately became a key player and even the squad captain.

Cáceres again competed in the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and was the most solid defender in the Paraguayan defense. He is expected to take charge of the leading role in the defense now that veteran Carlos Gamarra announced his retirement from the national team.

[edit] Playing career

Season	Club	Matches	Goals
2000-01	Olimpia	11	1
2001-02	Olimpia	19	0
2002-03	Olimpia	25	3
2003-04	Olimpia	29	1
2004-05	Nantes	12	0
2005-06	Atletico Mineiro	20	3
2006-?	River Plate

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[edit] External references

footballdatabase.com
(Portuguese) Club bio

Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg	Paraguay squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup	Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg
1 Chilavert \| 2 Arce \| 3 Sarabia \| 4 Gamarra \| 5 Ayala \| 6 Struway \| 7 Báez \| 8 Alvarenga \| 9 Santa Cruz \| 10 Acuña \| 11 Campos \| 12 Villar \| 13 Paredes \| 14 Gavilán \| 15 Bonet \| 16 Morínigo \| 17 Franco \| 18 Cáceres \| 19 Sanabria \| 20 Cardozo \| 21 Caniza \| 22 Tavarelli \| 23 Cuevas \| Coach: Maldini

Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg	Paraguay squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup	Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg
1 Villar \| 2 Núñez \| 3 Toledo \| 4 Gamarra \| 5 Cáceres \| 6 Bonet \| 7 Cabañas \| 8 Barreto \| 9 Santa Cruz \| 10 Acuña \| 11 Gavilán \| 12 Gómez \| 13 Paredes \| 14 da Silva \| 15 Manzur \| 16 Riveros \| 17 Montiel \| 18 Valdez \| 19 dos Santos \| 20 López \| 21 Caniza \| 22 Bobadilla \| 23 Cuevas \| Coach: Ruiz