Roberto Cabañas

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Roberto Cabañas González (born on April 20, 1961 in Pilar, Paraguay) was a Paraguayan football player who played as a striker.

During his career, Cabañas played for Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais of France, the New York Cosmos (winning the 1980 and 1982 NASL championship and the NASL Most Valuable Player Award in 1983), América de Cali of Colombia (helping the team in reaching three consecutive Copa Libertadores finals) and Boca Juniors of Argentina (winning the 1992 Apertura tournament and the 1992 Copa Masters).

Cabañas was also a key player of the Paraguayan national team during the 1980s. After retiring, he settled in Cali, Colombia, married and with two children.

v • d • e Paraguay squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Fernández • 2 Torales • 3 Zabala • 4 Schettina • 5 Delgado • 6 Nunes • 7 Ferreira • 8 Romero • 9 Cabañas • 10 Cañete • 11 Mendoza • 12 Battaglia • 13 Cáceres • 14 Caballero • 15 Cabral • 16 Guasch • 17 Alcaraz • 18 Isasi • 19 Chilavert • 20 Hicks • 21 Alonso • 22 Coronel • Coach: Ré