Juan Domingo Cabrera
Argentine footballer (1952–2007)
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Date of birth | (1952-06-16)16 June 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Salta, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 3 September 2007(2007-09-03) (aged 55) | ||
Place of death | Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder |
Juan Domingo Patricio Cabrera (18 June 1952 — 3 September 2007) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a 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]