Samuel Caballero

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Personal information
Samuel Caballero
Full name	Jorge Samuel Caballero
Date of birth	December 24, 1974 (1974-12-24) (age 33)
Place of birth	Puerto Lempira, Honduras
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Changchun Yatai
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2001 2001-2004 2004 2004 2005 2006-	Olimpia Udinese Salernitana Nacional Chicago Fire Changchun Yatai	?? (??) 25 (2) ?? (??) ?? (??) 19 (1) 52 (4)
National team²
1998-	Honduras	64 (11)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2005. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Samuel Caballero (born December 24, 1974 in Gracias a Dios department, Honduras) is a Honduran football (soccer) defender.

Caballero began his career with Olimpia in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2001. He moved to Serie A to play for Udinese, where he would remain until moving to Salernitana in 2004. He then played for Nacional in Uruguay, before his move to Major League Soccer and the Chicago Fire. Caballero had a disappointing 2005 with the club, and was released. He has spent the 2006 preseason with the Colorado Rapids.

Caballero also has been a hugely important force on the Honduran national team, playing during 2002 and 2006 World Cup Qualifiers.

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Changchun Yatai – current squad

1 Zong Lei • 2 Wang Wanpeng • 3 Tang Jing • 4 Caballero • 5 Melkam • 6 Wang Dong • 7 Jiang Pengxiang • 8 Du Zhenyu • 9 Scott • 10 Dah Zadi • 11 Wang Rui • 12 Cui Wei • 13 Tang Tao • 14 Cao Tianbao • 15 Yang Haibo • 16 Li Bin • 17 Huang Jie • 18 Ma Xiaohuan • 19 Han Dongri • 20 Liu Cheng • 21 Liu Weidong • 22 Wang Peng • 23 Zhang Xiaofei • 24 Yan Feng • 25 Lü Jianjun • 26 Wang Bo • 27 Chen Lei • 28 Mi Tianhe • 29 Zhan Tianhan • 30 Liu Xiaodong • 31 Liu Yisi • 32 Yu Chao • 33 Wen Chenghua • 34 Zhang Tianyu • 35 Wang Zhaochen • 36 Wang Tong • 37 Zhang Chao • 38 Jiang Jun • 39 Wang Junbo • - An Qi • Manager: Gao Hongbo