Gilberto Jerónimo Yearwood (born 15 March 1956) is a Honduran former

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player who currently is an Assistant coach of the

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. 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 C.D. España in his native country. In 1977, he moved abroad to play in Spain and spent 10 season playing for

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Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

and

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. He finished his career as a

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back in Honduras with

C.D. Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both in the domestic league and in international club competitions. History Olimpia was f ...

F.C. Motagua Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...

and

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. His final league match was on 8 May 1994, when he played with Olimpia against

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. 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

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. He made his senior debut for

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in a June

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match against

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, which was his country's first ever World Cup match, and has earned a total of at least 46 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 21

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matches and played at the

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and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a May 1993

match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Managerial career

As a coach, he has been in charge of Motagua winning his first title, Olimpia,

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(with whom he got relegated),

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, Real España and Atlético Olanchano in Honduras as well as Dragón in

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. He was announced manager of

in March 2006, later he was sacked by

Atlético Olanchano Atlético Olanchano was a Honduran football club based in Catacamas, Olancho. The club last played in the Honduran second division. History Campamento Atlético Olanchano was founded as ''Campamento'' in 1974 and originally played their game ...

in November 2007 and in 2008 he moved abroad again to take charge of Xinabajul in Guatemala. He left Xinabajul in September 2010 and became in charge of USAC, with whom he clinched promotion to Guatemala's top tier. In October 2012 he joined Guatemalan second division side

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after being dismissed by USAC.Gilberto ya encontró trabajo
– La Tribuna

Honours and awards

Club

;C.D. Real Espana *

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(2): 1975–76, 1976–77 ;C.D. Olimpia *

(1): 1992–93

Country

;Honduras *

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(1): 1993

References

External links

La Liga statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yearwood, Gilberto 1956 births Living people People from Cortés Department Association football midfielders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers Real C.D. España players Elche CF players Real Valladolid players CD Tenerife players RC Celta de Vigo players C.D. Olimpia players F.C. Motagua players C.D. Marathón players La Liga players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran football managers Honduran expatriate football managers F.C. Motagua managers C.D. Marathón managers Real C.D. España managers Universidad SC managers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Honduran expatriate footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala