Juan Cabral (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juan Cabral

| image =

| fullname = Juan Antonio Cabral

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|19|df=yes}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.79 m{{cite web |title=Juan Cabral |url=https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/juan-cabral/ |website=livefutbol.com |access-date=29 April 2024 |language=es}}

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = | clubs1 = 31 de Julio | caps1 = – | goals1 = –

| years2 = 2008–2014 | clubs2 = Universidad de Concepción | caps2 = 109 | goals2 = 17

| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → Cobresal (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = → Palestino (loan) | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = → Lota Schwager (loan) | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 12

| years7 = | clubs7 = Liga Misionera Sur | caps7 = – | goals7 = –

| years8 = | clubs8 = 15 de Mayo | caps8 = – | goals8 = –

| totalcaps = 184

| totalgoals = 32

}}

Juan Antonio Cabral (born 19 June 1984) is a former Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Misiones, Paraguay,{{cite news |title=Rompiendo redes en la liga chilena |url=https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/rompiendo-redes-en-la-liga-chilena-136483.html |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=www.abc.com.py |date=25 July 2010 |language=es |quote=Juan Antonio Cabral, el oriundo del octavo departamento de Misiones}} Cabral played in Paraguay for club 31 de Julio in his hometown{{cite news |title=Noticias breves |url=https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/noticias-breves-854587.html |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=www.abc.com.py |date=6 September 2005 |language=es}} and moved to Chile to play for Universidad de Concepción at age 25. He didn't feature regularly with the club, and went on loan to Cobresal during 2009.{{cite web|publisher=Diario Atacama|title=Cobresal: Sumó a Cabral|url=http://www.diarioatacama.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20090702/pags/20090702001553.html|language=Spanish|date=2 July 2009}} Manager Jorge Pellicer requested that Cabral return to Universidad de Concepción in 2010, and he impressed by scoring several goals for the club.{{cite web|title=EL JUGADOR DE LA FECHA: Juan Cabral (U. de Concepción)|publisher=todofutbol.cl|url=http://www.todofutbol.cl/?p=26039|language=Spanish|date=9 May 2010}}

In January 2011, Cabral joined Palestino from Universidad de Concepción.{{cite web|publisher=La Tercera|title=Juan Cabral dejará U. de Concepción y firma en Palestino|url=http://latercera.com/noticia/deportes/futbol/universidad-de-concepcion/2011/01/691-336578-9-delantero-juan-cabral-dejara-universidad-de-concepcion.shtml|language=Spanish|date=8 January 2011}}

After, he played on loan for Deportes Puerto Montt{{cite news |title=Sangre guaraní llega a Deportes Puerto Montt |url=https://www.soychile.cl/Puerto-Montt/Deportes/2011/06/24/23104/Sangre-guarani-llega-a-Deportes-Puerto-Montt.aspx |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=SoyChile |date=24 June 2011 |language=es}} and Lota Schwager.{{cite news |title=Huachipato goleó a Lota Schwager en amistoso de pretemporada |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2012/01/21/huachipato-goleo-a-lota-schwager-en-amistoso-de-pretemporada.shtml |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=BioBioChile |publisher=Radio Bío-Bío |date=21 January 2012 |language=es}}

He returned to his country of birth to play at amateur level for the Liga Misionera del Sur team,{{cite news |title=Yacyretá logra importante victoria |url=https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/suplementos/gaceta-del-sur/yacyreta-logra-importante-victoria-1643932.html |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=www.abc.com.py |date=26 October 2017 |language=es}} club 15 de Mayo,{{cite web |title=2DA ETAPA |url=https://web.facebook.com/100064130706328/posts/5743035282445932/ |website=Liga Ignaciana de Deportes |language=es |date=10 June 2022}} among others.