Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker (born 5 February 1971 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

, who last played for Pachuca in the Mexican First Division

Primera División de México

The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

 and is now the assistant coach of C.F. Pachuca.

Career

Caballero started playing in his native Argentina's Central Córdoba

Club Atlético Central Córdoba

Central Córdoba is a football club in Rosario in Santa Fe Province, Argentina which currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine Football Association....

 in 1989, and in 1993 he transferred to Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an Antofagasta

Club de Deportes Antofagasta

Deportes Antofagasta, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta. The club plays in the second level of the Chilean football league system...

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In 1995 he arrived in Mexico, and has played for Mexican teams such as Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna

Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...

, Pachuca, Atlas and Puebla, winning 6 championships (Santos Laguna, Pachuca), most recently with Pachuca on May 27, 2007. He announced his retirement on November 18, 2009.

International career

Caballero became a naturalized

Naturalization

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 Mexican on December 11, 2001, and was later recruited to the national team

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

, with whom he had the chance to play in his first World Cup in 2002, held in Korea

Korea

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/Japan

Japan

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Managing career

After his retirement announced his new job as Assistant coach from his last club Pachuca.

Club Honours

  Antofagasta

Club de Deportes Antofagasta

Deportes Antofagasta, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta. The club plays in the second level of the Chilean football league system...

• Primera División Chilena
  Primera División Chilena 1995
  In the 1995 season of the Primera División de Chile the championship winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the two teams with least points overall relegated...
  
   - Top Scorer 1995

  Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna

Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...

• Mexican Championship
  Primera División de México
  The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
  
   - Winter 1996
• Mexican Championship
  Primera División de México
  The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
  
   - Top Scorer Winter 1996

  C.F. Pachuca

• Mexican Championship
  Primera División de México
  The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
  
   - Winter 1999, Winter 2001, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007, 2008
• Copa Nissan Sudamericana: 2006
• North American SuperLiga
  North American SuperLiga
  The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Primera División of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S...
  
  : 2007

External links

• Interview in Spanish
• BDFA Argentine Football Database
• Profile at Guardian stats centre Profile