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Wílmer Cabrera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Linares.

Wílmer Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Wílmer Cabrera Linares
Date of birth (1967-09-15) September 15, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
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)
International career
1989–1998 Colombia 48 (3)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Suffolk Sharks (assistant)
2006–2007 B.W. Gottschee
2007 United States U18
2007–2012 United States U17
2012–2014 Colorado Rapids (assistant)
2014 Chivas USA
2015–2016 Rio Grande Valley Toros
2016–2019 Houston Dynamo
2019 Montreal Impact
2021–2023 Rio Grande Valley Toros
2024– El Paso Locomotive
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2008

Wílmer Cabrera Linares (born September 15, 1967) is a Colombian former football defender and current head coach of El Paso Locomotive in the USL Championship. He previously coached for Chivas USA and Houston Dynamo, as well as 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.

Career

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Cabrera, born in Cartagena, Colombia, and raised in Bogotá, made his professional debut at the age of 17 for Santa Fe.[1] His 18-year playing career[1] included stints at América de Cali (reaching the 1996 Copa Libertadores Final), Millonarios, Chicó, Independiente of Argentina, Herediano of Costa Rica and the Long Island Rough Riders of the United States.[2]

International career

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Cabrera was capped 48 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1998.[1][3] He 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.[4] He also played in four Copa América competitions in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1997.

Coaching career

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After retiring, Cabrera settled permanently in the United States to pursue work as a helicopter pilot in the New York area. He began working with the Major League Soccer front office as a community development manager working on Hispanic grassroots and youth programs. He also worked as an assistant coach for the Suffolk County Community College men's soccer team as well as top-ranked youth soccer club B.W. Gottschee, based in Queens, New York.[5]

Cabrera earned his United States Soccer Federation A Coaching License in 2005 and became an assistant coach with the United States men's national under-18 soccer team in 2007.[1] He was named by the USSF as head coach of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team on October 25, 2007, becoming the first Latin American head coach in the U.S. national team system.[4] On January 24, 2012, he was replaced in this role by Richie Williams.[5]

In January 2012, Cabrera was named assistant coach for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.[6]

In January 2014, Chivas USA appointed Cabrera as head coach.[7] The club was dissolved by the league at the end of the season, with Cabrera's team finishing seventh in the Western Conference, the highest finish for Chivas USA in their final five seasons.[8]

Cabrera was named head coach of the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the United Soccer League on December 2, 2015.[9]

Cabrera was named head coach of the Houston Dynamo on October 28, 2016.[10] He and the Dynamo parted ways on August 13, 2019.[11]

Cabrera became head coach of the Montreal Impact on August 21, 2019.[12] On October 24, 2019, the Impact announced that his contract would not be renewed for the 2020 season.[13]

Cabrera was named head coach of El Paso Locomotive on May 20, 2024.[14] The announcement came just days after El Paso announced that they had parted ways with then-manager Brian Clarhaut.[15]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 6 October 2019[16]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Chivas USA United States 9 January 2014 26 October 2014 35 9 7 19 30 62 −32 025.71
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros United States 2 December 2015 28 October 2016 31 14 9 8 49 27 +22 045.16
Houston Dynamo United States 28 October 2016 13 August 2019 112 42 25 45 181 169 +12 037.50
Montreal Impact Canada 21 August 2019 24 October 2019 9 3 1 5 9 11 −2 033.33
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros United States 20 February 2021 21 November 2023 72 28 18 26 49 42 +7 038.89
El Paso Locomotive United States 24 May 2024 Present 9 2 1 6 7 16 −9 022.22
Total 225 81 49 95 276 285 −9 036.00

Honours

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Players
Season Team Title
1989 Colombia Independiente Santa Fe Copa Colombia
1990 Colombia América de Cali Colombian league
1992 Colombia América de Cali Colombian league
1997 Colombia América de Cali Colombian league
Coach
Season Team Title
2018 United States Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup
2019 Canada Montreal Impact Canadian Championship

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wilmer Cabrera Biography". U.S. Soccer. October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Duque Soto, Leonardo (August 13, 2010). ""Me interesa que mi trabajo se vea en Colombia", afirmó Wilmer Cabrera". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Colombia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Dart, Tom (March 17, 2017). "Wilmer Cabrera, loyal lieutenant in Colombia's dream team, thriving in MLS". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Houston Dynamo appoint Wilmer Cabrera as head coach" (Press release). Houston Dynamo. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cabrera, Caffrey join Pareja's coaching staff". Colorado Rapids. January 31, 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Peltz, Jim (January 9, 2014). "Chivas USA names Colorado assistant Wilmer Cabrera as head coach". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Roepken, Corey (October 29, 2016). "Wilmer Cabrera recovered from Chivas USA debacle". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Aguirre, Mario (December 2, 2015). "Wilmer Cabrera named RGV FC Toros coach". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Roepken, Corey (October 28, 2016). "Dynamo introduce coach Wilmer Cabrera with hopes of bringing back club's winning ways". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Hill, Glynn A. (August 13, 2019). "Dynamo part ways with coach Wilmer Cabrera". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "Impact fire head coach Garde; hire Cabrera". TSN. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Wilmer Cabrera will not return with the Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Huichapa, Alberto. "El Paso Locomotive FC Appoint Wilmer Cabrera as New Head Coach". EPLocomotiveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  15. ^ Horyczun, Kelly (May 18, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive parts way with head coach Brian Clarhaut following loss to Memphis". KTSM.com. KTSM-TV. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Wilmer Cabrera career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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