Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez (born 5 December 1958) is a Honduran

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who played for

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in the

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Club career

He played for

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, Marathón and

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between 1978 and 1993, scoring 34 goals in 275 games.

International career

He played for

in the 1980s and represented his country in 9

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matches and played in one game at the

Retirement and managerial career

In the 2009 Clausura season he almost steered

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side

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to promotion. He also coached

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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

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.Juan Castro dirigirá al Villanueva
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1958 births Living people People 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 {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub