Juan Domingo Cabrera

Juan Domingo Patricio Cabrera (18 June 1952 — 3 September 2007) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Juan Domingo Cabrera

Personal information
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

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]

References

1. "Maradona. Así empezó todo". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
2. . Clarín (in Spanish). 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
3. "Murió Juan Domingo "el Chacho" Cabrera". lavoz.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 September 2007.