Salvador Cabañas

Who is Salvador Cabañas?

Salvador Cabañas Ortega is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Independiente de Pedro Juan Caballero in Paraguay.

Cabañas previously played for Club 12 de Octubre, Guaraní, Audax Italiano, Chiapas, Club América and General Caballero and Tanabi Esporte Clube. His football career saw him play in Paraguay, Chile, Mexico and Brazil.

Cabañas was also a member of the Paraguay national football team from 2004 to 2009, scoring 10 goals in 44 appearances and participating at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. Cabañas was leading goal scorer of the 2007 and 2008 Copa Libertadores competitions. In 2007, he was awarded as both Paraguayan Footballer of the Year and South American Footballer of the Year. Cabañas had also been top-scorer in Chile and Mexico. A prolific and natural goalscorer, he was known for his array of skills on the field such as excellent heading, accurate shooting with either foot, receptions in tight spaces, and a combination of technique, power and positional sense.

Cabañas was shot in the head in January 2010, but survived the attack.