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Luis Enrique Cáceres is a Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an football
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 who currently plays for Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...

.

Career

He is distinguished by his smooth handling of the ball in order to create attacking moves for his team. On more than one occasion, the Paraguayan press has considered him the best creation midfielder of Paraguayan football, reaching his consolidation in the 2009 season, in which he highlighted as a figure of his team that won the local title and advanced to the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana.
One of his most important goals came in a Paraguayan football derby
Paraguayan football derby
The Paraguayan football derby, also named as the Superclásico ; is a football fixture played between Cerro Porteño and Club Olimpia, the two most successful and popular teams from Paraguay.-Head to head:* Updated as of 2009-26-04...

 played in 2008, in which he entered at the 66th minute of the game and, 10 minutes from the end, scored the winning goal.

National team

He made his debut for the senior Paraguay national football team
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

 in a friendly against South Africa on 26 March 2008. He also joined the U-17 and U-20 during the South American 2005 and 2007
2007 South American Youth Championship
The 2007 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay...

, respectively.

Cerro Porteño

  • Primera División de Paraguay (1): Apertura 2009.

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