Gabriel Caballero

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

Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker (born 5 February 1971) is a professional football manager and former player. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team.

Gabriel Caballero

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker[1]
Date of birth	(1971-02-05) 5 February 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1994	Central Córdoba	99	(16)
1994–1995	Deportes Antofagasta	58	(22)
1995–1998	Santos Laguna	93	(27)
1998–2002	Pachuca	154	(28)
2002–2003	Atlas	40	(6)
2003–2004	Pachuca	46	(5)
2004–2005	Puebla	33	(3)
2005–2009	Pachuca	151	(22)
Total		674	(129)
International career
2001–2002	Mexico	8	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2011	Pachuca (Assistant coach)
2013	Pachuca
2015–2016	Cafetaleros
2016–2017	Dorados
2017–2018	Cafetaleros
2018–2020	Juárez
2022–2023	Mazatlán
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Caballero started playing in his native Argentina's Central Córdoba in 1989, and in 1993 he transferred to Chilean Deportes Antofagasta.^[3][4]

In 1995, he arrived in Mexico, and has played for Mexican teams such as Santos Laguna, Pachuca, Atlas and Puebla,^[5] winning 6 championships (Santos Laguna, Pachuca), most recently with Pachuca on 27 May 2007. He announced his retirement on 18 November 2009.

International career

Mexico national team

Caballero became a naturalized Mexican on 11 December 2001, and was later recruited to the national team, with whom he had the chance to play in his first World Cup in 2002, held in South Korea and Japan. Caballero appeared in all three of Mexico's first round matches, against Croatia, Ecuador, and Italy.^[6]

Managerial career

After his retirement announced his new job as Assistant coach from his last club, on 14 November 2012 he was announced as the new coach of C.F. Pachuca, after the club terminated their previous coach Hugo Sanchez.

Honours

Player

Santos Laguna

• Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1996

Pachuca

• Mexican Primera División: Invierno 1999, Invierno 2001, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2007, 2008
• Copa Sudamericana: 2006
• North American SuperLiga: 2007

Individual

• Primera División Chilena Top Scorer: 1995
• Mexican Primera División Top Scorer (Shared): Verano 1997

Manager

Dorados

• Ascenso MX: Apertura 2016

Cafetaleros

• Ascenso MX: Clausura 2018