Gilberto Machado

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.

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
Club information
Current team
 Olimpia Occidental
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1991 Marathón 261 (78)
1992 Olimpia 8 (4)
1993–1994 Deportes Progreseño
National team
1987–1992 Honduras 4 (1)
Teams managed
2002 Marathón
Real España
Honduras Progreso
2013– Sula de La Lima
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Machado and the second or maternal family name is García.

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". RSSSF.
  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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