Carlos Orlando Caballero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||
Playing position | 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) |
National team | |||
1981-1985 | Honduras | ||
Teams managed | |||
Real España | |||
2009 | Social Sol | ||
2011 | Hispano | ||
2013 | Villanueva | ||
2013 | Real España (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Social Sol | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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
He played for Vida, Real España, Marathón and Real Maya between 1978 and 1993, scoring 34 goals in 275 games.[2]
International career
He has played for Honduras in the 1980s and has 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
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
- ↑ 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Carlos Orlando Caballero – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Ahora soy frío y calmado - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Hispano buscará el ascenso con “charros” - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ UPNFM honra a ex mundialista Caballero - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Juan Castro dirigirá al Villanueva - Tiempo (Spanish)