Roberto Cabañas
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Roberto Cabañas González (11 April 1961 – 9 January 2017) was a Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Career
During his career, Cabañas played for Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, Brest and Lyon of France, the New York Cosmos (winning the 1980 and 1982 NASL championship and top scorer and NASL MVP in 1983),[2] América de Cali of Colombia (helping the team in reaching three consecutive Copa Libertadores finals)[3][4] and Boca Juniors of Argentina (winning the 1992 Apertura tournament and the 1992 Copa Master de Supercopa).[5]
After representing Paraguay at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, Cabañas became a key player of the Paraguay national team during the 1980s. Cabañas was not only pivotal in Paraguay's qualification for the Mexico 1986 World Cup, but he also scored the two goals against Belgium in the pivotal third group match, thus tying the game at 2–2. This allowed Paraguay to qualify second in their group, behind Mexico.[6]
Later life and death
After retiring, Cabañas settled in Cali, Colombia, where he married and had two children.
Cabañas died of a heart attack in Asunción in January 2017, Paraguay. He was 55.[7]
Honours
New York Cosmos
- NASL: 1980, 1982
- National Conference: 1980, 1981, 1982
- Eastern Division: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
América de Cali
- Categoría Primera A: 1985, 1986
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1985, 1986, 1987
Boca Juniors
Paraguay
Individual
- South American Team of the Year: 1986[8]
References
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- ↑ Paraguayan former Cosmos and Boca striker Cabanas dies, Marca.com, 9 January 2017
- ↑ Fallece Roberto Cabañas, leyenda del Boca y del América de Cali, Semana.com, 9 January 2017
- ↑ "América de Cali 1985–1987: La maldición escarlata" by José Augusto Giuffra
- ↑ Murió Roberto Cabañas, ex jugador de Boca y de la selección de Paraguay, La Nación, 9 January 2017
- ↑ 1986 FIFA World Cup: Paraguay 2-2 Belgium, FIFA website (Archive, 24 November 2015)
- ↑ Murió Roberto Cabañas, Infobae, 9 January 2017
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External links
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