José Figueroa (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Roberto Figueroa Padilla | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 2020 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | San Francisco, United States | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Vida | (19[1]) | |
| 1982–1986 |
Real Murcia | 111 | (51) |
| 1986–1988 | Hércules | 45 | (13) |
| 1988–1989 | Motagua | (2) | |
| 1989 | Cartaginés | 15 | (4) |
| 1990 | Vida | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1980–1985 | Honduras | 28 | (14) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2011 | |||
José Roberto Figueroa Padilla, also known as Macho, (15 December 1959 – 24 May 2020).
Club career
Macho Figueroa was a forward. One of his best technical movements was a powerful shot. After a great participation with
He finished his career at the team where he started his professional career, C.D.S. Vida, after a stint in Costa Rica with C.S. Cartaginés.[3]
International career
Figueroa made his debut for Honduras in 1980 and earned at least 28 caps, scoring 14 goals. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was part of the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad in Spain, where he played all 3 matches.[4]
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
Managerial career
In October 2012, he was named sporting director of
Death
Figueroa died on 24 May 2020, in San Francisco, California, after going into cardiac arrest.
References
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "Luto en el fútbol de Honduras: Muere exfutbolista Roberto 'El Macho' Figueroa". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ “El Macho” Figueroa entrenaría a reservas de Real Sociedad – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ José Figueroa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ El “Macho” Figueroa fichó con Real Sociedad – La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links
- José Figueroa at BDFutbol
- Acciones de jugadores hondureños – Nación (in Spanish)
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