Víctor Arturo Coello Paz (born 29 July 1974) is a Honduran former

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who played as

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Club career

On 22 December 1993, Coello made his domestic league debut with Marathón in a 1-1- draw against Deportes Progreseño. In summer 2009 he moved to

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. He joined Platense before the 2010 Apertura championship. In January 2013, Coello signed a six-month deal with second division side

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in their bid to win promotion to the top tier.

International career

Coello made his debut for

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in an April

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match against

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and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1

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match and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

and

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s. His final international was a February

match against

Personal life

He is married to Marlene and the couple have a daughter, Abigail. He hopes to retire from football at age 40.Víctor Coello: “Espero retirarme a los 40 años”
- La Prensa

Honours

Player

;C.D. Marathón *

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: 2001–02 C, 2002–03 C, 2004–05 A, 2007–08 A, 2008–09 A ;Platense F.C. *

: 2000–01 C

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coello, Victor 1974 births Living people People from Cortés Department Men's association football goalkeepers Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Marathón players Platense F.C. players Deportes Savio F.C. players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players