 Cáceres before a game with Uruguay in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Martín Cáceres Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Juventus | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Defensor | 26 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Recreativo (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Barcelona | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Juventus (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sevilla (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sevilla | 14 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Juventus (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2012– | Juventus | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Uruguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007– | Uruguay | 55 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:00, 21 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
José Martín Cáceres Silva (born 7 April 1987) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays forJuventus F.C. in Serie A. His primary position is central defender, but he can also operate as a left back.
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[hide]Club career[edit]
Early years
Born in Montevideo, Cáceres started his career with hometown's Defensor Sporting, becoming a first-team regular at a young age and competing in one full Primera División season with the team. In early February 2007 he had already signed for Spanish outfit Villarreal CF, with the deal being made effective in July.[1]
Upon arriving at Villarreal Cáceres was immediately sent on loan to fellow La Liga club Recreativo de Huelva,[2] being one of the most used players during the season (2,988 minutes, often partneringPortuguese Beto in central defense) as the Andalusians managed to retain its division status, finishing in 16th position; on 9 January 2008 he scored against the team that owned his rights in the season's Copa del Rey (1–0 home win, but 1–2 loss on aggregate),[3] and never appeared officially for the Yellow Submarine.
Barcelona
Cáceres joined FC Barcelona on 4 June 2008, with a reported transfer fee of €16.5 million being paid to Villarreal. A buyout clause of €50 million was included in the deal, which ran until June 2012.[4] During his only season at the Camp Nou he featured sparsely, due to both injury and technical decisions.
Even after his recovery, Cáceres only managed to be fourth-choice stopper for the Catalans, behind Rafael Márquez, Gerard Piqué and Carles Puyol. He appeared in three games in the season's UEFA Champions League (two starts, 217 minutes), being an unused substitute in the final against Manchester Unitedwhich completed the treble for Barça.
On 6 August 2009 Barcelona loaned Cáceres to Juventus F.C. in Serie A, with the Turin team having an option to make his stay permanent at the end of the season for €11 million, plus €1 million in variables.[5]He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against former team Villarreal the following day, replacingJonathan Zebina at right-back at half-time.[6]
The league season began well for Cáceres as he made a goal-scoring debut, netting the opener in a 2–0 away win against S.S. Lazio.[7] He began as a regular under Ciro Ferrara, but his campaign would be ultimately disrupted by a number of injuries, including one in January 2010 that ruled him out for several months.[8]
Sevilla
On 30 August 2010, Cáceres returned to Spain and joined Sevilla FC on a season-long loan, with an option to purchase.[9] He featured regularly for theGregorio Manzano-led team, especially at right defender following the return of Abdoulay Konko to Genoa C.F.C. in January 2011.
On 1 May 2011, Cáceres was severely injured by Michael Jakobsen in a match against UD Almería, suffering a lacerated kidney following a dangerous challenge. The Dane was given a straight red card, and the South American was initially ruled out for the rest of the season,[10] but miraculously recovered for the final two games, with Sevilla finishing fifth and qualifying to the UEFA Europa League.
On 31 May 2011, Sevilla agreed a €3 million deal plus €1.5 million in variables with Barcelona for the permanent move of Cáceres to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[11] In late January 2012, however, he returned to Juventus, on loan.[12]
Juventus return
On 8 February 2012, Cáceres made his debut for Juve in his second spell, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against A.C. Milan for the season'sCoppa Italia, and scoring both of his team's goals.[13] On 25 March he netted his first league goal, heading home an Andrea Pirlo corner kick in the 57th minute of a 2–0 home success over Inter Milan.[14]
On 25 May 2012 Cáceres joined Juventus on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.[15]
International career
Cáceres played with the Uruguayan under-20 team at the 2007 FIFA World Cup held in Canada, appearing in all the games in an eventual round-of-16 exit.[16]Previously, he was named the Best Defender at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, helping his team to the third place.[1]
Cáceres made his debut for the full side on 12 September of that year, in Johannesburg against South Africa. In 2010 he was selected by manager Óscar Tabárez for his list of 23 players for that year's FIFA World Cup, backing up F.C. Porto's Jorge Fucile at right-back and appearing in the semifinals against theNetherlands and the third-place match against Germany (both 2–3 losses).
With Fucile not being selected to the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, Cáceres appeared in five out of six games during the tournament – as right defender – with the Charrúas winning their 15th continental tournament.
