Adrian Caceres

Claudio Adrián Cáceres (born 10 January 1982 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born Australian former footballer who last played for Balcatta FC.[1]

Adrián Cáceres
Personal information
Full name Claudio Adrián Cáceres
Date of birth (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Left Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1998 Perth SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Perth SC 12 (3)
2000–2001 Southampton 0 (0)
2001 → Brentford (loan) 5 (0)
2002 Hull City 4 (0)
2002–2004 Perth Glory 43 (7)
2004–2005 Yeovil Town 21 (3)
2005 Wycombe Wanderers 6 (0)
2005 Aldershot Town 6 (0)
2005–2006 Perth Glory 18 (1)
2006–2008 Melbourne Victory 42 (6)
2008–2009 Central Coast Mariners 22 (2)
2009–2010 Wellington Phoenix 19 (1)
2010 Inglewood United 3 (0)
2011 Heidelberg United 5 (1)
2011–2012 Real Mataram 17 (6)
2012–2013 Chiangrai United 0 (0)
2014 Bayswater City 10 (4)
2014 Perth SC 3 (1)
2015 Balcatta FC 10 (3)
Total 226 (38)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Caceres started his professional career with English team Southampton[2] before spending a few years with lower Football League clubs including Yeovil Town, Hull City, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Aldershot Town .

He moved back to Australia to play for Perth Glory for the second time in the inaugural A-League season. While putting in some good performances he was never a first team regular because of injury and moved to Melbourne Victory for the second A-League season, where he has reunited with former Perth Glory teammate, Mark Byrnes. The pair played together at Perth Glory, where they won National Soccer League (NSL) championship medals.

On 7 February 2008, Caceres signed a two-year deal with the Central Coast Mariners, which would start following the 2008 Asian Champions League.[3]

In August 2009, Caceres was released from the final year of his two-year contract with the Central Coast Mariners by mutual consent. He was snapped up by the Wellington Phoenix just days later,[4] and eventually scored his first goal for his new club on 18 December 2009 in a 1–1 draw with Adelaide United; however, this was later ruled to have been an own goal from goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic.

A-League career statistics
Correct as of 20 August 2014
Club Season League Asia Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Perth Glory 2005–06 181----1810
Melbourne Victory 2006–07 2233---2233
Melbourne Victory 2007–08 2032---2032
Central Coast Mariners 2008–09 2222---2222
Wellington Phoenix 2009–10 191----1910
Total Total 101107---101107

Personal life

On 18 March 2019 he was sentenced to 18 months' jail after being found guilty of dealing methamphetamine.[5]

Honours
Melbourne Victory
  • A-League Championship: 2006–07
  • A-League Premiership: 2006–07
Perth Glory

References
  1. "Former A-League champion Caceres jailed for dealing meth". The World Game. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 611. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  3. News Item Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Champion Caceres joins Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix FC. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  5. "A-League: Adrian Caceres jailed for ice, dealing methamphetamine, A-League championship winner". Foxsports.com.au. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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