Astor Shermón Henríquez Cooper (; born 26 February 1983) is a Honduran

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, who currently plays for Marathón in the Honduran National League as a defender.

Club career

Henríquez started his career at Universidad and, after a short stint at F.C. Motagua, played for Marathón for five years. He moved abroad to play alongside compatriots Erick Norales and

Emil Martínez Emil José Martínez Cruz (; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense in the Primera ...

for Chinese second division side

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in 2012. He returned to Marathón for the 2013 Clausura championship.

International career

Henríquez made his debut for

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in a February

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match against

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and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

as well as at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international was a March 2008

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against

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Personal life

Henríquez is married to Lilian, and they have a daughter, Yolana. He has a brother and sister. His parents are divorced.

References

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"Jugar y estudiar se puede, todo es sacrificarse" Astor Henríquez (Interview/bio)
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Astor Henríquez evalúa su estadía en China
stor Henríquez reviews his stay in China(in Spanish) ''El Heraldo (Honduras)'' 1983 births Living people Footballers from Tegucigalpa Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players F.C. Motagua players C.D. Marathón players Hunan Billows F.C. players China League One players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub