Leonel Machado
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Leonel Machado García
Date of birth (1962-03-23) 23 March 1962
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Position(s) Centre midfielder / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Olimpia Occidental
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1991 Marathón 261 (78)
1992 Olimpia 8 (4)
1993–1994 Deportes Progreseño
International career
1987–1992 Honduras 4 (1)
Managerial career
2002 Marathón
Real España
Honduras Progreso
2013– Sula de La Lima
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilberto Leonel Machado García (born 23 March 1962) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a midfielder for Marathón, Olimpia, and Deportes Progreseño in Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras.

He is the current manager of Honduran second division side Sula de La Lima.[1]

Club career

Born in San Pedro Sula, Machado played club football in Honduras. He made his debut for Marathón on 29 July 1979 against Atlético Portuario and scored his first goal on 22 February 1981 against Real España. Machado was the Honduran league's top goal-scorer in 1987, scoring 19 goals for Marathon.[2] He is also Marathon's all-time leading goal-scorer, scoring 78 goals from 1979 to 1991.[3]

In 1991, Machado transferred to Olimpia for one season scoring 4 goals,[4] and then finished his career with Deportes Progreseño.[5]

International career

Machado only played a handful of matches for Honduras. His final international was a June 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2014
Club Season League Honduran Cup League Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marathón 1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional 50
1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional 110
1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional 181
1982–83 Honduran Liga Nacional 183
1983–84 Honduran Liga Nacional 204
1984–85 Honduran Liga Nacional 237
1985–86 Honduran Liga Nacional 237
1986–87 Honduran Liga Nacional 229
1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional 3519
1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional 307
1989–90 Honduran Liga Nacional 298
1990–91 Honduran Liga Nacional 278
1991–92 Honduran Liga Naciona 225
Total 2617800000026178
Career total 2617800000026178

International goals

N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 1991Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, United States El Salvador2–02–01991 UNCAF Nations Cup

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Machado became a football coach. He has managed Honduras Progreso in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras.[6]

Personal life

Machado is married to Nancy Sobeyda Quintero and the couple have two kids: Leonel Alberto and Andrea Fabiola.

References

  1. La Liga de Ascenso estará de primera Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Diez (in Spanish)
  2. Urbina, Walter; Jerez, Irvin; Rodríguez, René Ivann (30 September 1999). "Honduras – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. Licona, Luis Fernando (1 May 2009). ""No creí que mi récord durara tanto": Machado" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012.
  4. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. "Leonel Machado: "Sigo esperando la placa de reconocimiento"" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 3 February 2012.
  6. "Machado: "Tenemos que estar concentrados"" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 18 November 2012.


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