Carlos Caballero (Honduran footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Vida | 39 | (2) |
| 1980–1991 | Real España | 203 | (30) |
| 1991–1992 | Marathón | 21 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Real Maya | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1985 | Honduras | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Real España | |||
| 2009 | Social Sol | ||
| 2011 | Hispano | ||
| 2013 | Villanueva | ||
| 2013 | Real España (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Social Sol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez (born 5 December 1958) is a Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Club career[edit]
He played for Vida, Real España, Marathón and Real Maya between 1978 and 1993, scoring 34 goals in 275 games.[2]
International career[edit]
He played for Honduras in the 1980s and represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played in one game at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Retirement and managerial career[edit]
In the 2009 Clausura season he almost steered Second Division side Social Sol to promotion.[4] He also coached Hispano in 2011.[5]
In June 2010, Caballero was honoured by the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán when a new sports facility at the university was named after him.[6] In summer 2013 he left his post at second division Villanueva to become assistant to Hernán Medford at Real España.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Caballero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ahora soy frío y calmado - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Hispano buscará el ascenso con “charros” - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ UPNFM honra a ex mundialista Caballero - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Castro dirigirá al Villanueva Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine - Tiempo (in Spanish)
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Yoro Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- C.D.S. Vida players
- Real C.D. España players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Real Maya players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Honduran football managers
- Real C.D. España managers
- CONCACAF Championship-winning players
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