In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-12-05) 5 December 1958 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Vida | 39 | (2) |
| 1980–1991 | Real España | 203 | (30) |
| 1991–1992 | Marathón | 21 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Real Maya | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1985 | Honduras | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Real España | |||
| 2009 | Social Sol | ||
| 2011 | Hispano | ||
| 2013 | Villanueva | ||
| 2013 | Real España (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Social Sol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez (born 5 December 1958) is a Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
He played for Vida, Real España, Marathón and Real Maya between 1978 and 1993, scoring 34 goals in 275 games.
International career
He played for Honduras in the 1980s and represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches 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. He also coached Hispano in 2011.
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. In summer 2013 he left his post at second division Villanueva to become assistant to Hernán Medford at Real España.
References
- 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
- Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Carlos Caballero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ahora soy frío y calmado - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- Hispano buscará el ascenso con “charros” - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- UPNFM honra a ex mundialista Caballero - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- Juan Castro dirigirá al Villanueva Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine - Tiempo (in Spanish)
External links
| Honduras squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Yoro Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- C.D.S. Vida players
- Real C.D. España players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Real Maya players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Honduran football managers
- Real C.D. España managers
- CONCACAF Championship–winning players
- Honduran football biography stubs