Orvin Cabrera

Orvin Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Orvin Cabrera
Date of birth 20 February 1977(1977-02-20)
Place of birth La Lima, Honduras
Date of death 28 September 2010(2010-09-28) (aged 33)
Place of death Honduras
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995–1999 Real España ? (?)
1999–2002 Olimpia ? (?)
2002–2004 Luis Ángel Firpo ? (?)
2004–2009 Vida ? (?)
Total ? (?)
National team
1995 Honduras U20 2 (0)
2000 Honduras 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Orvin Cabrera (20 February 1977 – 28 September 2010) was a Honduran footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

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Career

Club career

Born in La Lima, Cabrera began his professional career in 1995, and played for Real España, Olimpia, Luis Ángel Firpo and Vida.[1] He retired in 2009 due to illness.[2]

International career

Cabrera played at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, making two appearances.[3]

He also appeared for the Honduran senior team, scoring one goal in one appearance in 2000.[1]

Death

Cabrera died on 28 September 2010, following a two-year battle with liver cancer.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Orvin Cabrera at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "Honduran football player Orvin Cabrera dies". Yahoo! Sports. 28 September 2010. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-honduras-orvincabrera. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Orvin CABRERA". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=178487/index.html. Retrieved 3 October 2010.