Juan Domingo Cabrera

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

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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
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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]