Carlos Caballero
Personal information
Full name Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez
Date of birth (1958-12-05) 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

He played for Vida, Real España, Marathón and Real Maya between 1978 and 1993, scoring 34 goals in 275 games.[2]

International career

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

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

  1. ↑ 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
  2. ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Carlos Caballero – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ Ahora soy frío y calmado - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Hispano buscará el ascenso con “charros” - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ UPNFM honra a ex mundialista Caballero - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Juan Castro dirigirá al Villanueva Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine - Tiempo (in Spanish)


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