Gilberto Yearwood

Gilberto Yearwood
Personal information
Full nameGilberto Jerónimo Yearwood
Date of birth15 March 1956
Place of birthLa Lima, Honduras
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Sacachispas (Coach)
Youth career
1976Los Alacranes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1977Real España(10)
1977–1980Elche117(4)
1980–1983Real Valladolid64(7)
1983–1984Tenerife31(7)
1984–1985Celta de Vigo30(5)
1985–1986Elche29(0)
1986–1987Olimpia
1988–1989Motagua(6)
1991–1994Olimpia
National team
1982–1993Honduras46(1)
Teams managed
1996–1997Real Maya
1997–1998Olimpia
1998–1999Real España
1999–2000Broncos
2000–2001Motagua (Champion)
2001–2002Honduras
2003–2005Guatemala (assistant)
2006Marathón
2006–2007Atlético Olanchano
2007–2008Real España
2008Honduras U23
2008–2010Xinabajul
2010–2012USAC
2012–Sacachispas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2008

Gilberto Jerónimo Yearwood (born 15 March 1956) is a retired Honduran football player who currently is coach of Guatemalan side, Sacachispas.

He is by many regarded as one of Honduras' best players of all time.

Club career

Nicknamed el Vikingo (The Viking), Yearwood has played mostly in defensive midfield and started his career at Real España in his native country. In 1977 he moved abroad to play in Spain and spent 10 season playing for Elche CF, Real Valladolid, CD Tenerife and Celta de Vigo. He finished his career as a central defender back in Honduras with Olimpia, Motagua and Marathón. His final league match was on 8 May 1994, when he played with Olimpia against Vida.[1]

He scored 20 goals in Liga Nacional: 10 with Real España, 6 with Motagua and 4 for Olimpia.

International career

Yearwood played and scored at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship held in Tunisia. He made his senior debut for Honduras in a June 1982 FIFA World Cup match against Spain, which was his country's first ever World Cup match,[2] and has earned a total of at least 46 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991[4] and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Jamaica 5–0 5–0 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

As a coach, he has been in charge of Motagua winning his first title, Olimpia, Broncos (with whom he got relegated),[7] Real Maya, Real España and Atlético Olanchano in Honduras as well as Dragón in El Salvador.

He was announced manager of Marathón in March 2006,[8] later he was sacked by Atlético Olanchano in November 2007[9] and in 2008 he moved abroad again to take charge of Xinabajul in Guatemala.

He left Xinabajul in September 2010[10] and became in charge of USAC,[11] with whom he clinched promotion to Guatemala's top tier. In October 2012 he joined Guatemalan second division side Sacachispas after being dismissed by USAC.[12]

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