Jorge Cáceres (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Ramón Cáceres | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 2025 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | San Martín de Tucumán | ||
| 1973 | → América de Cali (loan) | (8) | |
| 1973 | América de Cali | (10) | |
| 1974 | Bucaramanga | ||
| 1975 | Deportivo Pereira | (35) | |
| 1976–1981 | América de Cali | (117) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Colombia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Ramón Cáceres (7 January 1948 – 8 January 2025) was an Argentine-born Colombian professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Argentina, he played club football in Argentina and Colombia, and represented Colombia at international level.
Career
[edit]Born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, Cáceres began his professional football career with San Martín de Tucumán. In 1973, San Martín sent him on loan to América de Cali for one season, but the club soon made the transfer to América permanent.[1] He also played for Atlético Bucaramanga and Deportivo Pereira in Colombia.[2]
Cáceres was a prolific goal-scorer. He scored in 24 consecutive matches, and led the league with 35 goals while playing for Pereira in 1975.[1] He is one of the all-time leading Colombian league goal-scorers with 182 goals.[3]
In 1976, Cáceres became a naturalized Colombian citizen.[3] He made six appearances for the Colombia national team in 1977.
Death
[edit]Cáceres died on 8 January 2025, one day after his 77th birthday.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "figuras-y-recuerdos: "La Fiera y sus goles"" [Figures and memories: "La Fiera and its goals"] (in Spanish). El Pais. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013.
- ^ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (7 January 2012). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Enero 7" [On this day in football: January 7]. GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b Rojas, Jorge Enrique. "Ruge 'La Fiera' Cáceres" (in Spanish). El Pais. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Sevilla, Por Daniel Mauricio Rodríguez (8 January 2025). "Falleció Jorge Ramón 'la Fiera' Cáceres, histórico goleador del América de Cali". infobae.
External links
[edit]- Jorge Cáceres – FIFA competition record (archived)
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