José Roberto Figueroa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Roberto Figueroa Padilla | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1980–1985 | Honduras | 28 | (14) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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, (born 15 December 1959 in Coyoles, Olanchito) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward, in Honduras for F.C. Motagua, C.D.S. Vida and in Spain for Real Murcia and Hércules CF. He also represented Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Macho Figueroa was a forward his best technical movements was a powerful shot. After a great participation with Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, his services were acquired by Real Murcia of the Spanish Second Division. By dint of goals, Figueroa contributed to his team will return to the La Liga. His league debut was against Real Sociedad where he had a good afternoon scoring two goals. He scored eleven goals in each of the two seasons he played in La Liga. A hat trick he did to CD Málaga on the third day of the 1984–85 season earned him get to lead the list of top scorers in the category. Over time, Macho with his goals became one of the most important players in the history of Real Murcia.
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.[2]
International career
Figueroa made his debut for Honduras in 1980 and earned at least 28 caps, scoring 13 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.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
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Managerial career
In October 2012, he was named sporting director of Honduran Second Division side Real Sociedad after he lived in the USA for 14 years.[4]
References
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ↑ “El Macho” Figueroa entrenaría a reservas de Real Sociedad – Diez (in Spanish)
- ↑ José Roberto Figueroa – FIFA competition record (archive)
- ↑ El “Macho” Figueroa fichó con Real Sociedad – La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links
- José Roberto Figueroa at BDFutbol
- Acciones de jugadores hondureños – Nación (in Spanish)
