Carlos Orlando Caballero

Carlos Orlando Caballero
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez
Date of birth5 December 1958
Place of birthOlanchito, Honduras
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978-1980Vida39(2)
1980-1991Real España203(30)
1991-1992Marathón21(2)
1992-1993Real Maya12(0)
National team
1981-1985Honduras
Teams managed
Real España
2009Social Sol
2011Hispano
-2013Villanueva
2013-Real España (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

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 has played for Honduras in the 1980s and has 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]

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