{{short description|Bolivian football striker (born 1982)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Diego Cabrera | image = Diego Cabrera Flores en octubre de 2019.jpg | fullname = Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|13}} | birth_place = Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | height = {{Height|m=1.79|precision=0}} | position = Striker | currentclub = Always Ready | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1997–1998 | youthclubs1 = Oriente Petrolero | years1 = 1998–1999 | years2 = 2000–2002 | years3 = 2003–2004 | years4 = 2003 | years5 = 2005 | years6 = 2006 | years7 = 2007 | years8 = 2007–2008 | years9 = 2009 | years10 = 2009 | years11 = 2010 | years12 = 2010 | years13 = 2011 | years14 = 2011 | years15 = 2012 | years16 = 2013 | years17 = 2013 | years18 = 2013–2014 | years19 = 2014–2015 | years20 = 2015 | years21 = 2016 | years22 = 2016–2017 | years23 = 2017– | clubs1 = Oriente Petrolero | clubs2 = Blooming | clubs3 = The Strongest | clubs4 = → Cerro Porteño ''(loan)'' | clubs5 = Bolívar | clubs6 = The Strongest | clubs7 = Aurora | clubs8 = Cúcuta Deportivo | clubs9 = → Independiente Medellín ''(loan)'' | clubs10 = → Oriente Petrolero ''(loan)'' | clubs11 = Cúcuta Deportivo | clubs12 = Deportivo Pasto | clubs13 = Aurora | clubs14 = Deportes Tolima | clubs15 = Santa Fe | clubs16 = San José | clubs17 = Itagüí | clubs18 = Guabirá | clubs19 = Universitario de Sucre | clubs20 = Deportivo Capiatá | clubs21 = Royal Pari | clubs22 = Real Santa Cruz | clubs23 = Always Ready | caps1 = | caps2 = 59 | caps3 = 21 | caps4 = 2 | caps5 = 9 | caps6 = 14 | caps7 = 20 | caps8 = 39 | caps9 = 13 | caps10 = 6 | caps11 = 15 | caps12 = 0 | caps13 = 17 | caps14 = 12 | caps15 = 33 | caps16 = 12 | caps17 = 18 | caps18 = 18 | caps19 = 3 | caps20 = 4 | caps21 = | caps22 = | caps23 = | goals1 = | goals2 = 24 | goals3 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 5 | goals6 = 8 | goals7 = 14 | goals8 = 19 | goals9 = 4 | goals10 = 4 | goals11 = 5 | goals12 = 0 | goals13 = 7 | goals14 = 3 | goals15 = 10 | goals16 = 2 | goals17 = 2 | goals18 = 4 | goals19 = 1 | goals20 = 0 | goals21 = | goals22 = | goals23 = | nationalyears1 = 2001 | nationalyears2 = 2005–2013 | nationalteam1 = Bolivia U-20 | nationalteam2 = Bolivia | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalcaps2 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores''' (born August 13, 1982, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football striker. He currently plays for Always Ready.<ref>[http://copasimonbolivar.blogspot.dk/2017/05/diego-cabrera-se-viste-de-millonario-ya.html DIEGO CABRERA SE VISTE DE MILLONARIO, YA ES REFUERZO DE ALWAYS]‚ copasimonbolivar.blogspot.dk, 24 May 2017</ref>
==Club career== He played at club level for Oriente Petrolero, Blooming, Bolívar, The Strongest, Aurora, Universitario de Sucre and Guabirá in Bolivia, as well as Cerro Porteño from Paraguay. He also spent a couple of years in the Colombian Professional League with Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pasto, Deportes Tolima and Itagüí.
In 2007 Cabrera was elected as the "Football Player of the Year" by the Bolivian sports media, thanks to the impressive displays he had while playing for Cúcuta Deportivo.<ref>[http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=futboldebolivia&message.id=9130 Diego Cabrera recibió el "Premio Mayor" como el mejor de la temporada 2007]</ref>
In 2009, he was loaned to Independiente Medellín. During the first semester Cabrera had great performances in both, the domestic tournament and Copa Libertadores. However, due to some differences with his coach, he decided to leave the club.<ref>[https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=862751&s=null&type=story Así no quiere seguir] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
In early 2012 Cabrera joined Bogota's Independiente Santa Fe. In July of the year he helped the club win the Apertura Tournament, the first in 34 years for Santa Fe. In January 2013, Cabrera made his return to the Bolivian league after joining San José.
==International career== He has earned 22 caps for the Bolivia national team.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Appearances for Bolivia National Team] – RSSSF</ref> Cabrera scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Panama on August 20, 2008. He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|225423}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ '''<big>Diego Cabrera: International Goals</big>''' ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. || August 20, 2008 || Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia || {{fb|PAN}} ||align="center"|'''1'''–0 || 1–0 || Friendly |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ESPN FC|id=77055}} * {{NFT player|id=8629}} * {{Soccerway|diego-cabrera/10349}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrera, Diego}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Bolivian men's footballers Category:21st-century Bolivian sportsmen Category:Bolivia men's international footballers Category:Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Category:2007 Copa América players Category:Oriente Petrolero players Category:Club Blooming players Category:The Strongest players Category:Cerro Porteño players Category:Club Bolívar players Category:Club Aurora players Category:Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Category:Independiente Medellín footballers Category:Deportivo Pasto footballers Category:Deportes Tolima footballers Category:Independiente Santa Fe footballers Category:Club San José players Category:Águilas Doradas players Category:Club Deportivo Guabirá players Category:Universitario de Sucre footballers Category:Club Deportivo Capiatá players Category:Categoría Primera A players Category:Paraguayan Primera División players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Category:Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Category:Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Category:Club Always Ready players Category:Universitario de Sucre managers