Jorge Claros

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Jorge Claros
Personal information
Full nameJorge Aarón Claros Juárez
Date of birth (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986
Place of birthLa Ceiba, Honduras
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Club information
Current clubMotagua
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
?–2005Vida
2005–Motagua(6)
2012–2013→ Hibernian (loan)44(0)
National team‡
2005Honduras U-205(0)
2007–2008Honduras U-235(0)
2006–Honduras41(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Claros and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.

Jorge Aarón Claros Juárez (born 8 January 1986) is a Honduran footballer, who plays for Motagua.

Claros, a defensive midfielder, has represented the Honduras national team. He played in the Scottish Premier League for Edinburgh club Hibernian from January 2012 until May 2013.

Club career

Claros started his career at Vida before joining Honduran giants Motagua in 2005. In January 2012 he went on trial at Scottish club Rangers.[1] He then went on trial with another Scottish club, Hibernian,[2] and he signed a loan contract with Hibernian on 31 January.[3] Claros helped Hibernian to reach the 2012 Scottish Cup Final, but he was substituted during the first half, which was lost to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.[4] Despite this performance, Hibs manager Pat Fenlon claimed that Claros would improve during the 2012–13 season.[4] On 16 January 2013, Hibs stated that the clubs were in discussions about the possibility of extending the loan agreement.[5] Later in January, the deal was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season.[6]

International career

Claros was a member of the Honduras national football team at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He made his debut for the senior national team in an August 2006 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of July 2012, earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2007[8] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]

Claros was recalled to the national team in September 2012 for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cuba.[11] He scored the only goal of the game in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against El Salvador, which meant that Honduras secured a place in the knockout stages of the tournament.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Guatemala 2–1 3–1 2011 Copa Centroamericana
2. 3–1
3. 12 July 2013 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA  El Salvador 1–0 1–0 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Shooting

Claros was shot in the head on 16 June 2011 after car thieves failed to steal his vehicle.[13]

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2013[14]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12 1003000130
2012–13 2903010330
Hibernian totals 3906010460
International
As of 14 August 2013[15]
Honduras national team
YearAppsGoals
200640
2007120
201060
201192
201230
201371
Total413

Honours

Motagua
2006–07 A
2007 UNCAF
2010–11 C

References

  1. ↑ "Rangers welcome Enar Jaager and Jorge Claros on trial". BBC Sport (BBC). 16 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (30 January 2012). "Hibernian take Rangers target Jorge Claros on trial". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Claros signs". www.hibernianfc.co.uk (Hibernian F.C.). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scott, Jim (25 June 2012). "Pat’s Jorge faith". The Scottish Sun (News International). Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Transfer Window Update". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Hibernian: Jorge Claros agrees loan extension". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013. 
  7. ↑ Jorge Claros – FIFA competition record
  8. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 2007 - RSSSF
  9. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  10. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ "Claros: Havana Good Time". www.hibernianfc.co.uk (Hibernian FC). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  12. ↑ Kurtenbach, Dieter (13 July 2013). "Gold Cup: Honduras scores in stoppage time to beat El Salvador 1-0". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 13 July 2013. 
  13. ↑ Jardine, Peter (17 June 2011). "Parkhead transfer hopeful Claros is grazed in homeland shooting after car-jacking". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers). Retrieved 3 July 2013. 
  14. ↑ Jorge Claros career stats at Soccerbase
  15. ↑ Jorge Claros at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

C.D. Motagua – current squad
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