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Which team did Julio César Cáceres play for from 2007 to 2008?
Julio César Cáceres Julio César Cáceres López ( ; born 5 October 1979 in San José de los Arroyos , Paraguay ) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for Olimpia Asunción . He has played since 1999 in the Paraguayan national team , being part of the 2002 , 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup finals . Career . Olimpia . Cáceres first club was Primera División de Paraguay club , Olimpia , where he helped the club become Paraguayan champions twice . 1998 . On 12 April 1998 , Caceres debuted for Olimpia aged 18 in a 1–0 loss against Guaraní . 1999 . In 1999 , after winning the Apertura tournament , and finishing third in the Clausura tournament they were crowned champions with a 4–2 aggregate win over Cerro Porteño in the National championship game . In the 1999 season , teammates in the Olimpia squad were Denis Caniza , Ruben Maldonado , Carlos Humberto Paredes , Gustavo Neffa , Roque Santa Cruz and Richart Baez . 2000 . In 2000 they again won the Apertura tournament , and also won the Calusura tournament , thus were crowned champions . 2002 . He was also part of the team that won the Copa Libertadores in 2002 . Cáceres played in both legs of the 2002 Copa Libertadores Final as Olimpia defeated Brazilian club São Caetano in July . As Copa Libertadores winners , Olimpia faced Real Madrid in Yokohama in the 2002 Intercontinental Cup which they lost 2-0 as Caceres played an entire 90 minutes of the match . 2003 . Caceres was part of the Olimpia team which then won the Recopa Sudamericana in 2003 . 2004 . On 24 May 2004 , Caceres played his last game for Olimpia . Caceres had played in 91 league games , converting 6 goals . He also played 32 games internationally for the club , which included matches in the Copa Libertadores , Copa Mercosur , the Intercontinental Cup and the Recopa Sudamericana.Caceres earned two Primera División Paraguaya league titles , one Copa Libertadores title and one Recopa Sudamericana title . Nacional Asunción . In June 2004 , Caceres briefly signed for Nacional Asunción prior to transferring to Nantes in France . Nantes . In 2004 , he signed for French Ligue 1 club Nantes . Caceres initially joined Nantes on a one-year provisional transfer issued by FIFA , due to a dispute between Olimpia Asunción and Cáceres at the time of still being in the team roster at Nacional Asunción . He made his league debut on 14 August 2004 in a 1–1 draw with Bastia . However , he later suffered an injury and did not play for several months . By the time he had recovered , Nantes had a new coach who did not play Cáceres . Loan to Mineiro . e was loaned to Brazilian Brasileirão club Atlético Mineiro for the 2005 season . His league debut came on 11 September 2005 , a 2–0 defeat to Botafogo . He made fourteen league appearances , scoring two goals . However , the club finished in 20th place and were relegated to Brasileiro Série B . Loan to River Plate . In January 2006 , he moved to Argentina , signing for River Plate on loan , where he quickly became a key player and squad captain . He made his league debut in a 5–0 win at Tiro Federal on 29 January . He was also a part of the River Plate team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 Copa Libertadores . In July 2006 , River Plate decided not to buy the transfer of Caceres and that he would be sold by his owner club , Nantes , to a Mexican club . Loan to Gimnàstic . Later in 2006 he spent two months in Spain , from October to December , with Catalan club Gimnàstic de Tarragona in La Liga where he made eleven league appearances . UANL Tigres . In January 2007 Cáceres moved to Mexico when he was signed by Tigres , with whom he maintained a regular starting position . He made his league debut in a 2–1 defeat at Tecos on 20 January 2007 and scored his first goal for the club on 3 March in a 3–2 win over Chiapas . He made a total of 32 league appearances , scoring two goals . Boca Juniors . In January 2008 he moved again to Argentina , signing for Boca Juniors . He made his league debut on 10 February 2008 in a 1–1 draw with Rosario Central . On 14 May he scored Bocas first goal as they were held to a 2–2 home draw by Mexican club Atlas in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Copa Libertadores In October 2008 Cáceres had a very public conflict with Boca teammate Juan Román Riquelme , when in an interview on a Paraguayan radio station in Asunción , where he was training with his national team , Cáceres questioned Riquelmes motivation . He claimed that In some matches , he is apparently running and in others he is passive . He seems to be mentally saturated . He seems to have more motivation when he plays for his country . However , Riquelme responded in a telephone interview on the Fox Sports cable channel , saying He doesnt know what I feel for the club . I take part in pre-match concentration just like the other players and I didnt have a holiday because I chose to play in the ( Olympic ) Games . When we won the gold , I ran to the airport so I could play in the ( Recopa Sudamericana 2008 ) final . And adding , These things should be kept in the dressing-room , hes broken all the codes of football . However , after Boca won the Superclásico derby match over Buenos Aires rivals River Plate 1–0 at El Monumental on 21 October 2008 , Cáceres said that the conflict has been left behind , adding that the relationship between the two players had improved . Caceres scored his first goal for Boca Juniors in a 2–1 win against Lanus 30 August 2009 . Atletico Mineiro . In January 2010 Cáceres left Boca Juniors to join Atlético Mineiro of Brazil . Return to Olimpia . On 14 January 2011 Cáceres returned to his first professional club Olimpia from Atletico Mineiro when he signed a two-year contract . Second return to Olimpia . In July 2018 , Caceres re-joined Olimpia at age 38 after five and a-half seasons with Guaraní , informing that he wanted to be champion with Olimpia and then retire . During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic , Caceres performed his training routine from home . In October 2020 , at 41 years of age , Caceres commented that he wanted to retire during the Torneo Apertura but was unable to , and that he would retire at the end of the year . International career . In 2000 , Caceres represented Paraguay U23 at the 2000 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament . Cáceres made his international debut in April 2002 against England . He currently has 30 caps and has scored four goals for Paraguay . He played in both the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals and the 2006 FIFA World Cup . On 8 June 2005 he scored Paraguays third goal as they beat Bolivia 4–1 at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco , Asunción in a South American qualification match for the 2006 World Cup . In 2007 , he played in the Copa América He played in all seven matches for Paraguay of the first rounds in the South American qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Honours . Olimpia - Paraguayan Primera División ( 2 ) : 1999 , 2000 - Copa Libertadores ( 1 ) : 2002 - Recopa Sudamericana ( 1 ) : 2003 Boca Juniors - Recopa Sudamericana ( 1 ) : 2008 - Argentine Primera División ( 1 ) : 2008 Apertura Atlético Mineiro - Campeonato Mineiro ( 1 ) : 2010 External links . - Profile at footballdatabase.com - Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI