Edy Cabrera (born August 14, 1977) is a

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defender who currently plays for

Deportivo Malacateco Club Deportivo Malacateco is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Malacatán, San Marcos. They play their home games in the '' Estadio Santa Lucía''. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. History ...

in Guatemala's top division.

Club career

Cabrera is the older brother of national team stalwart

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and both started playing football at JuCa de Izabal before moving to Guatemalan giants

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...

. The brothers were separated when Edy joined Cobán Imperial. He later moved on to Deportivo Jalapa and had a second, short, spell at Comunicaciones before joining Juventud Retalteca in 2009.

International career

Cabrera made his debut for

as a late substitute in a January 2000 friendly match against

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and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2

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matches.Record at FIFA Tournaments
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References

1976 births Living people People from Izabal Department Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players C.D. Malacateco players Men's association football defenders {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub