Fabian Caballero | 1978-2024 | News

Everybody on the membership is saddened to be taught of the demise of our former participant Fabian Caballero, on the age of 46.

Fabian made three first-team appearances for us within the 1998/99 season after Arsene Wenger moved to deliver the younger striker in on mortgage from Paraguayan aspect Serro Portino in October 1998.

His solely Premier League look was in its place in our 1-1 draw at house to Middlesbrough a month later, however he additionally featured in a 5-0 League Cup fourth-round defeat at house to Chelsea, and a 4-2 FA Cup third-round victory at Preston North Finish throughout his time at Highbury. He was a daily for our reserve aspect throughout this era, scoring eight targets in 16 appearances.

After taking part in again in Paraguay for Atletico Tembetary and Sol de America, he joined Dundee in July 2000 and featured within the 2003 Scottish Cup remaining earlier than being named their Participant of the Season the next marketing campaign. He would make 142 appearances for the Dees, scoring 27 occasions.

He returned to Paraguay once more with Tacuary in 2006, and later plied his commerce in South Korea, Cyprus, Chile, Greece, Guatemala and Argentina over a taking part in profession that spanned 19 years, hanging up his boots in 2014.

The ideas of everybody on the membership are with Fabian’s household and pals at this tragic time.