Carlos Caballero (Honduran footballer)
{{short description|Honduran footballer (born 1958)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Caballero|Sánchez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlos Caballero
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| fullname = Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Olanchito, Honduras
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| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1978–1980 | clubs1 = Vida | caps1 = 39 |goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1980–1991 | clubs2 = Real España| caps2 = 203 |goals2 = 30
| years3 = 1991–1992 | clubs3 = Marathón | caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = Real Maya | caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 275 | totalgoals = 34
| nationalyears1 = 1981–1985 | nationalteam1 = Honduras| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Real España
| manageryears2 = 2009 | managerclubs2 = Social Sol
| manageryears3 = 2011 | managerclubs3 = Hispano
| manageryears4 = 2013 | managerclubs4 = Villanueva
| manageryears5 = 2013 | managerclubs5 = Real España (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs6 = Social Sol
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Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez (born 5 December 1958) is a Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070705072320/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/teams/team=43909.html 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain]
Club career
He played for Vida, Real España, Marathón and Real Maya between 1978 and 1993, scoring 34 goals in 275 games.[https://archive.today/20130412222922/http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2010/04/08/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael Desafíe a Ismael] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}
International career
He played for Honduras in the 1980s and represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|47135}} 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.[https://archive.today/20130217202107/http://old.latribuna.hn/2009/05/25/post10064991/ Ahora soy frío y calmado] - La Tribuna {{in lang|es}} He also coached Hispano in 2011.[https://archive.today/20130217182239/http://www.latribunadeportiva.hn/2011/08/25/hispano-buscara-el-ascenso-con-%E2%80%9Ccharros%E2%80%9D/ Hispano buscará el ascenso con “charros”] - La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}
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.[https://archive.today/20130218031506/http://old.latribuna.hn/2010/06/14/upnfm-honra-a-ex-mundialista-caballero/ UPNFM honra a ex mundialista Caballero] - La Tribuna {{in lang|es}} In summer 2013 he left his post at second division Villanueva to become assistant to Hernán Medford at Real España.[http://www.tiempo.hn/cronometro/otros-deportes/noticias/juan-castro-dirigira-al-villanueva Juan Castro dirigirá al Villanueva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106124017/http://www.tiempo.hn/cronometro/otros-deportes/noticias/juan-castro-dirigira-al-villanueva |date=2013-11-06 }} - Tiempo {{in lang|es}}
References
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External links
{{Honduras Squad 1982 World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Yoro Department
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Honduran men's footballers
Category:Honduras men's international footballers
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Real C.D. España players
Category:C.D. Marathón players
Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Category:Honduran football managers
Category:Real C.D. España managers
Category:CONCACAF Championship–winning players
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