Samuel Caballero

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Jorge Samuel Caballero Álvarez (Template:IPA; born 24 December 1974) is a retired Honduran football defender.

He currently is the president of Honduran national league club Deportes Savio.

Club career

Caballero began his career with hometown club Deportivo Melgar. He then joined Olimpia, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2001. The central defender moved to Serie A to play for Udinese,<ref>JORGE SAMUEL CABALLERO – Gazzetta</ref> where his second season was hampered by a long knee injury lay-off. He would remain in Udine until moving to Salernitana in 2004. He only played in 2 cup games for them and then signed for Nacional in Uruguay,<ref>Es un Caballero que vino a jugar fuerte – El País Template:In lang</ref> but the move did not materialise since Nacional had too many foreigners in their squad, so he joined Defensor Sporting instead.<ref>Hondureño Caballero fichó por el Defensor de Montevideo – Nacion Template:In lang</ref> In Uruguay he was unlucky with injuries again.<ref>"No sé qué hacer, solamente Dios sabe dónde terminaré" – El País Template:In lang</ref>

At the start of 2005, he moved to Major League Soccer and the Chicago Fire.<ref>Fire Signs Honduran National Team Standout Samuel Caballero – OurSportsCentral</ref> Caballero had a disappointing 2005 with the club, and was released. He spent the 2006 preseason with the Colorado Rapids.

China

Caballero had a lengthy spell with Chinese side Changchun Yatai and played in the 2008 AFC Champions League with them.<ref>AFC Champions League 2008 START LIST – AFC</ref> In the 2008-2009 Winter Market it was reported that two teams from Honduras, Marathon and Olimpia, were interested in the signing of Samuel Caballero after he publicly stated his desire to return to Honduras in order to be close to family and return to the National Team. However, the player still had a contract with the Chinese Club Changchun Yatai and stated that if he did not receive any offers he would return to the club and complete his contract.

Career end controversy

In summer 2011 he finally returned to Honduras to sign with Necaxa<ref>Samuel Caballero, cerca de firmar con Necaxa Template:Webarchive – La Prensa Template:In lang</ref> and declared the team would be his final before retiring.<ref>“Me retiraré en Necaxa”: Samuel Caballero Template:Webarchive – El Heraldo Template:In lang</ref> However, he would never play for the club since he was still contracted to Changchun Yatai<ref>Necaxa descarta a Samuel Caballero Template:Webarchive – Diez Template:In lang</ref> and they did not give him permission to play for Necaxa.<ref>Según Necaxa, Samuel no es “Caballero” Template:Webarchive – La Tribuna Template:In lang</ref>

International career

Caballero has played an important part at the national team setup for over 10 years, mostly playing alongside other Honduran greats like Amado Guevara, Julio César de León and Carlos Pavón. He made his debut for Honduras in a January 1998 friendly match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 71 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref>Template:FIFA player</ref> and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup<ref>UNCAF Tournament 1999 – RSSSF</ref> as well as at the 1998,<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details – RSSSF</ref> 2000,<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details – RSSSF</ref> 2005<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details – RSSSF</ref> and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details – RSSSF</ref> Also, he played at the 2001 Copa América.<ref>Copa América 2001 – RSSSF</ref> and was one of three of Honduras' over-age players at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

His final international was a March 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad & Tobago.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
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1. 19 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Template:Fb 1–0 5-1 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
2. 16 December 1999 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Template:Fb 2–0 7-1 Friendly match
3. 16 December 1999 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Template:Fb 7–1 7-1 Friendly match
4. 14 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States Template:Fb 2–0 2–0 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5. 3 June 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Template:Fb 4–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 17 June 2000 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Template:Fb 1–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 16 July 2000 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Template:Fb 1–1 5–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 2 September 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Template:Fb 5–0 5-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 15 November 2000 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Template:Fb 6–0 7–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 25 April 2001 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Template:Fb 2–0 2-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 12 July 2005 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States Template:Fb 1–0 1-0 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Retirement

In October 2011, Caballero was named president of Deportes Savio.<ref>Samuel Caballero, nuevo presidente del Savio Template:Webarchive – Tiempo Template:In lang</ref>

Honours

C.D. Olimpia

Nacional

Changchun Yatai

Individual

References

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