Club Career
Caballero started his playing career with Boca Juniors in 2001, where he won three major titles in 2003. On 14 December of that year, he witnessed – from the bench – his team beat A.C. Milan 3–1 on penalties, in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup.
He joined Elche CF of Spain in 2004, and had a brief loan spell back in his country with Arsenal de Sarandí in 2006. With the former, after a rough first season, he went on to become the undisputed starter, amassing nearly 200 Segunda División matches.
On 10 February 2011, Caballero was transferred to Málaga CF in La Liga for €900,000 and two 1/2 years, as an emergency transfer - after the 31 January transfer deadline - due to a serious knee injury to Sergio Asenjo (the club's previous starter, Rubén, was also unavailable due to physical problems); he made his league debut on the 20th, starting in a 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF, and played all the matches until the end of the season, with the Andalusians finally escaping relegation.
On 1 October 2011, Caballero entered Málaga's history books as he kept his goal clean for 480 minutes, beating the club's previous record of 429 held by Pedro Contreras since the 2001–02 season. On 16 October, he was sent off midway through the first half of an away fixture against Levante UD after touching the ball with his hands just outside the box – the hosts eventually won it 3–0.
On 18 January 2012, Caballero signed a contract extension, keeping him with Málaga until 2016. On 25 March, playing against RCD Espanyol, he fractured his left hand early into the game, being sidelined for the rest of the season.
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