Wilmer Cabrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wílmer Cabrera Linares | ||
| Date of birth | September 15, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Houston Dynamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Santa Fe | 61 | (22) |
| 1990–1997 | América de Cali | 307 | (33) |
| 1997–1998 | Independiente | 12 | (2) |
| 1998 | Millonarios | 15 | (5) |
| 1999 | Santa Fe | 25 | (17) |
| 1999–2000 | Tolima | 10 | (3) |
| 2001 | Chicó | ? | (?) |
| 2001–2004 | Herediano | 15 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Long Island Rough Riders | 25 | (4) |
| Total | 470 | (92) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1998 | Colombia | 48 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Suffolk County Community College (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | B.W. Gottschee | ||
| 2007 | United States U18 | ||
| 2007–2012 | United States U17 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Colorado Rapids (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Chivas USA | ||
| 2016 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | ||
| 2016– | Houston Dynamo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2008. |
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Wílmer Cabrera Linares (born September 15, 1967) is a retired Colombian football defender and coach. He is currently the head coach of Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer (MLS), and previously was head coach of Chivas USA and the United States men's national under-17 soccer team. During his playing career, Cabrera played as a right back for clubs in the Colombian league and the Colombia national team, representing the country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Cabrera, born on September 15, 1967 in Cartagena, Colombia and raised in Bogotá, made his professional debut at the age of 17 for Santa Fe.
His 18-year playing career included stints at América de Cali, Millonarios, Chicó, Independiente of Argentina, Herediano of Costa Rica and the Long Island Rough Riders of the United States.
He was capped 48 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1998. Cabrera was an unused substitute during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but played in all of the country's three matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also played in four Copa América competitions in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1997.
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