Juan Domingo Patricio Cabrera (18 June 1952 — 3 September 2007) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Salta, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2007 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
On 20 October 1976, while playing for Talleres de Córdoba against Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División, Cabrera faced 15-year-old Diego Maradona who was making his professional debut. A few minutes into the game, Maradona kicked the ball through Cabrera's legs.[1][2] Thirty years later, Cabrera remembered: "I was on the right side of the field and went to press him, but he didn't give me a chance. He made the nutmeg and when I turned around, he was far away from me".[3]
References
edit- ^ "Maradona. Así empezó todo". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Diego, el de Argentinos". Clarín (in Spanish). 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Murió Juan Domingo "el Chacho" Cabrera". lavoz.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 September 2007.