Juan Manuel Cárcamo Flores (born 22 May 1974) is a retired Honduran

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, who last played for

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in the Honduran National League.

Club career

He started his career at Platense before joining fellow Hondurans Maynor Suazo and

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n team Wüstenrot Salzburg. He then moved to Austrian Second Division outfit BSV Bad Bleiberg, where he lined up alongside compatriots Reynaldo Clavasquín and

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. In April 2011, Platense skipper Cárcamo scored his 100th career goal in the Honduran top tier against

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, becoming only the third player to do so after

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and

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. In November 2011, Platense announced the release of veteran Cárcamo, who scored 63 goals for the club. In January 2012, ''El Abuelo'' (Grandpa) signed for Second Division side

with whom he won promotion to the top level.

International career

Cárcamo made his debut for

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in a November 1999

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against

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and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 7

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matches. His final international was a November 2004

against

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International goals

References

External links

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“Espero poder anotar”: Juan Manuel Cárcamo
– La Prensa
Cárcamo: “Vamos a tratar de ser más protagonistas
– La Prensa {{DEFAULTSORT:Carcamo, Juan Manuel 1974 births Living people Footballers from San Pedro Sula Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Platense F.C. players FC Red Bull Salzburg players C.D. Olimpia players C.D. Victoria players C.D. Real Sociedad players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Austria