Pablo de María Cabanillas Palazuelos (born 30 August 1980) is a Bolivian football manager. He is the current sporting director of The Strongest.

Pablo Cabanillas
Personal information
Full name Pablo de María Cabanillas Palazuelos[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-30) 30 August 1980 (age 44)[2][3]
Place of birth La Paz, Bolivia[3]
Team information
Current team
The Strongest (sporting director)
Managerial career
Years Team
2009–2022 The Strongest (youth)
2019–2021 The Strongest (women)
2021 The Strongest (interim)
2022 Bolivia U20 (women)
2022–2023 The Strongest (assistant)
2022 The Strongest (interim)
2023 The Strongest (interim)
2023 The Strongest

Career

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Born in La Paz, Cabanillas started his career in 2008, and joined The Strongest in 2009, in their youth sides.[4][5] He also took over the club's women's team in 2019,[6] before being named interim manager of the first team on 15 August 2021, after the resignation of Gustavo Florentín.[7][8]

Cabanillas returned to his previous roles on 21 August 2021, one day after a 2–0 away loss to Oriente Petrolero.[9] On 16 March 2022, he was named manager of the Bolivia women's national under-20 team for the 2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and the 2022 Bolivarian Games.[10]

In July 2022, Cabanillas became an assistant manager of the first team, being later an interim match of the side for one match after the sacking of Christian Díaz.[11] On 11 August 2023, he was again interim after the departure of Ricardo Formosinho,[12] being permanently appointed manager of the side three days later.[13]

Despite winning the league title, Cabanillas left his managerial role on 13 December 2023, after being named sporting director of Tigre.[14]

Honours

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The Strongest

References

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  1. ^ "FBF apuesta por Pablo Cabanillas para dos torneos femeninos" [FBF bet on Pablo Cabanillas for two women's tournaments] (in Spanish). BoNews. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Mil felicidades profesor Pablo Cabanillas🐯🎉 #EstoesTheStrongest #VamosTigre #TorneoDeReservas #TheStrongest" [Happy birthday coach Pablo Cabanillas🐯🎉 #EstoesTheStrongest #VamosTigre #TorneoDeReservas #TheStrongest]. The Strongest (in Spanish). Facebook. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Cabanillas es el primer DT paceño que logra el título con 'su' Tigre" [Cabanillas is the first paceño manager who achieves the title with 'his' Tigre] (in Spanish). Premium Sports. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Cabanillas: "Nuestros objetivos están en base al rendimiento"" [Cabanillas: "Our goals will be based on performance"] (in Spanish). El Diario. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Cabanillas, una década de trayectoria en The Strongest" [Cabanillas, one decade of career at The Strongest] (in Spanish). La Razón. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Pablo Cabanillas: "Intentaremos mejorar los resultados logrados en los últimos Sudamericanos"" [Pablo Cabanillas: "We will try to improve the results gathered in the last South Americans"] (in Spanish). Podio. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Gustavo Florentín renunció como DT de The Strongest" (in Spanish). El Deber. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Con Pablo Cabanillas, el Tigre intentará estirar nuevamente su ventaja en la cima" [With Pablo Cabanillas, the Tiger wil try to extend their advantage above] (in Spanish). Deporte Total. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Oriente Petrolero le ganó con claridad a The Strongest por 2 a 0" [Oriente Petrolero clearly defeated The Strongest by 2–0] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ^ "FBF apuesta por Pablo Cabanillas para dos torneos femeninos" [FBF bet on Pablo Cabanillas for two women's tournaments] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Cabanillas perfila un Tigre 'más ofensivo' para visitar a U de Sucre" [Cabanillas outlines a "more offensive" Tiger to visit the U from Sucre] (in Spanish). Premium. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Cabanillas motivado para dirigir al primer plantel de The Strongest" [Cabanillas motivated to manage The Strongest's first squad] (in Spanish). Erbol. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ^ "The Strongest ya eligió el director técnico que asumirá hasta diciembre" [The Strongest already chose the manager who will take over until December] (in Spanish). El País. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Cabanillas no continuará como DT del Tigre en 2024" [Cabanillas will not continue as manager of the Tigre in 2024] (in Spanish). El Deber. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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