 Following Alavés' 2009 relegation, Cabrera signed with Córdoba CF in the summer, also in division two.In early January 2010, during the first half of the 0–0 home draw against FC Cartagena, he suffered the same injury, being lost for the rest of 2009–10.Cabrera returned to the third tier in January 2012, with the 29-year-old signing with CF Villanovense.