Mario Cáceres

Mario Cáceres
Personal information
Full name	Mario Antonio Cáceres Gómez
Date of birth	17 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2003	Colo-Colo
2000	→ Ñublense (loan)
2000	→ Everton (loan)
2001	→ Sporting CP B (loan)
2001	→ Sporting CP (loan)
2004	Universidad de Concepción
2005	Lobos BUAP
2005	Aris
2006	Colo-Colo
2007	PAS Giannina
2007–2008	Unión Española
2008–2010	St. Gallen
2010	San Luis
2011	Audax Italiano
2012–2013	Everton
2014	Deportes Temuco
International career
1997	Chile U17
2001	Chile U20
2004	Chile U23
Managerial career
2016	Colo-Colo (youth) (assistant)
2017	Cobreloa U13
2018–2022	Rodelindo Román (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Antonio Cáceres Gómez (born 17 March 1981) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker.

During his career, he played for Colo-Colo on three occasions (being nicknamed "El Petrolero" in his country), but also plied his trade in four countries.

Club career[edit]

Born in the capital Santiago, Cáceres made his debut for Colo-Colo in 1998, but spent the following years on loan in the country, to Ñublense and Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar respectively.

Caceres was signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal in January 2001, at the same time as compatriot Rodrigo Tello.^[1]^[2] Grossly unsettled he returned to Colo-Colo after just a few months, as the Lisbon club refused to activate the buying option it had on the player.

At the start of the 2004 season, Cáceres switched for C.D. Universidad de Concepción, but left the following year to Liga MX side Lobos de la BUAP.

Before the start of 2005's Apertura, Cáceres moved to another country, transferring to Greek team Aris FC, in the country's second level. In 2006, he rejoined Colo-Colo for a third stint, but returned to Greece and its division two the next year, with Pas Giannina FC.

Cáceres found some stability in the 2008 summer, going on to play two seasons at Switzerland's FC St. Gallen. Subsequently, he returned to his country, first joining San Luis de Quillota and going on to represent Audax Italiano, former team Everton and Deportes Temuco.

International career[edit]

Cáceres capped for Chile at under-20 level, appearing at both the 2001 South American U-20 Championship and the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[3] He also played for the nation at the 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic tournament.

Managerial career[edit]

He began his managerial career as an assistant coach in the Colo-Colo youth ranks and coach of Cobreloa at under-13 level. From 2018 to 2022, he worked as the assistant coach of Rodolfo Madrid in Rodelindo Román at minor categories of the Chilean football.^[4]^[5]

Personal life[edit]

His nickname, El Petrolero (The Oilman), was given by the Chilean play-by-play commentator Claudio Palma, due to the fact that he had a hard time picking up speed during the matches, like the diesel cars.^[6]

His brother, Carlos Cáceres Gómez, is a former footballer who played in Indonesia for PS Palembang^[7] and current football coach who has worked for clubs such as Cobresal (women).^[8]

In 2015, he worked as a football commentator for the Chilean TV sports channel Canal del Fútbol.^[9]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Colo-Colo

Primera División de Chile (3): 2002 Apertura, 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura
Copa Sudamericana (1): Runner-up 2006

References[edit]

^ "Cáceres reforça plantel" [Cáceres bolsters squad] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 December 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Luz-verde para Rodrigo Tello" [Green light to Rodrigo Tello] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Mundial sub-20: Fonte da juventude" [Mundial sub-20: Fountain of youth] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ RODELINDO ROMÁN DEFINIÓ A SU CUERPO TÉCNICO Pasión de Tercera on Facebook
^ @rodelindosadp (20 January 2022). "COMUNICADO OFICIAL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via Instagram.
^ ""Pititore" Cabrera, "Petrolero" Cáceres, "La Nona" Muñoz y "Torito" Millape... Cuatro futbolistas revelan el origen de sus apodos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ Carlos Caceres en Ps Palembang Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook
^ "Carlos Cáceres, DT de Cobresal: "Tengo confianza en que los resultados llegarán"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Carrera Deportiva – Mario Cáceres Gómez" (PDF). Vivo Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.

External links[edit]

Mario Cáceres at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Mario Cáceres – FIFA competition record (archived)
Mario Cáceres at Soccerway

[1] "Cáceres reforça plantel" [Cáceres bolsters squad] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 December 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[2] "Luz-verde para Rodrigo Tello" [Green light to Rodrigo Tello] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[3] "Mundial sub-20: Fonte da juventude" [Mundial sub-20: Fountain of youth] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[4] RODELINDO ROMÁN DEFINIÓ A SU CUERPO TÉCNICO Pasión de Tercera on Facebook

[5] @rodelindosadp (20 January 2022). "COMUNICADO OFICIAL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via Instagram.

[6] ""Pititore" Cabrera, "Petrolero" Cáceres, "La Nona" Muñoz y "Torito" Millape... Cuatro futbolistas revelan el origen de sus apodos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[7] Carlos Caceres en Ps Palembang Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook

[8] "Carlos Cáceres, DT de Cobresal: "Tengo confianza en que los resultados llegarán"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[9] "Carrera Deportiva – Mario Cáceres Gómez" (PDF). Vivo Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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