Wilfredo Caballero

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Willy Caballero

Caballero in 2011
Personal information
Full nameWilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano
Date of birth (1981-09-28) 28 September 1981
Place of birthSanta Elena, Argentina
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubMálaga
Number13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2004Boca Juniors15(0)
2004–2011Elche186(0)
2006→ Arsenal Sarandí (loan)13(0)
2011–Málaga101(0)
National team
2001Argentina U202(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Gold 2004 Athens Team
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is Lazcano.

Wilfredo "Willy" Daniel Caballero Lazcano (born 28 September 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Málaga CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his career in Spain, representing Elche and Málaga and competing in La Liga with the latter club.

Club career

Born in Santa Elena, Entre Ríos, Caballero started his playing career with Boca Juniors in 2001, where he won three major titles in 2003. On 14 December of that year he witnessed – from the bench – his team beat A.C. Milan 3–1 on penalties, in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup.

Caballero joined Elche CF of Spain in 2004, and had a brief loan spell back in his country with Arsenal de Sarandí in 2006. With the former, after a rough first season, he went on to become the undisputed starter, appearing in nearly 200 Segunda División games.

On 10 February 2011 Caballero was transferred to Málaga CF in La Liga for €900,000 and two 1/2 years, as an emergency transfer – after the 31 January transfer deadline – due to a serious knee injury to Sergio Asenjo (the club's previous starter, Rubén, was also unavailable due to physical problems);[1] he made his league debut on the 20th, starting in a 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF,[2] and played all the matches until the end of the campaign, with the Andalusians finally escaping relegation.

On 1 October 2011, Caballero entered Málaga's history books as he kept his goal clean for 480 minutes, beating the club's previous record of 429 held by Pedro Contreras since the 2001–02 season. On 16 October he was sent off midway through the first half of an away fixture against Levante UD, after touching the ball with his hands just outside the box – the hosts eventually won it 3–0.[3]

On 18 January 2012 Caballero signed a contract extension, keeping him with Málaga until 2016.[4] On 25 March, playing against RCD Espanyol, he fractured his left hand early into the game, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[5]

Caballero returned to full fitness for 2012–13, featuring in all but two games and helping the Boquerones to the sixth position. Goal.com named him as the best player in his position for the campaign.[6]

International career

Caballero played for Argentina at under-20 level, helping the nation win the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship by playing in the competition's last two games.[7]

In 2004 he was picked for the gold medal triumph at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as backup to Germán Lux (also first-choice in the previous tournament). Wily will not represent Argentina at the World Cup 2014 as Sabella prefers to play Sergio Romero who inspite of amateur performances will play since him and Sabella are best buddies

Honors

Club

Boca Juniors

Country

References

  1. ↑ Official: Malaga sign Willy Caballero from Elche; Goal.com, 11 February 2011
  2. ↑ Villarreal left disappointed again; ESPN Soccernet, 20 February 2011
  3. ↑ Levante go second; ESPN Soccernet, 16 October 2011
  4. ↑ Willy Caballero amplía su vinculación con el Málaga Club de Fútbol hasta la temporada 2015–2016 (Willy Caballero extends Málaga Club de Fútbol link until 2015–2016 season); Málaga's official website, 18 January 2012 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Caballero se operará de la fractura en su mano (Caballero to undergo hand fracture surgery); Marca, 27 March 2012 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ La Liga Team of the Season: Messi, Ronaldo & Falcao make up all-star front line; Goal.com, 14 May 2013
  7. ↑ Wilfredo Caballero – FIFA competition record

External links

Málaga CF – current squad
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