Nelson David Cabrera Báez (Spanish pronunciation: [nelsondaˈβið kaˈβɾeɾa];[a] born 22 April 1983) is a former footballer who played as a defender.
Cabrera started his career at Olimpia Asunción and moved to rivals Cerro Porteño in 2005.
Cabrera was born and raised in Paraguay and he represented their national team in a friendly match in 2007.
[1] FIFA regulations required players switching nationalities at the time to have resided in the country for at least five years, but Cabrera only had for four.
[6][7][8] The investigation on Cabrera's eligibility was requested by the Chilean Football Federation; however, this eventually backfired for Chile, as Peru, who also benefitted from the investigation's outcome, would qualify for the intercontinental play-offs against New Zealand, eliminating Chile by merely a narrow goal difference.