Marco Antonio Anariba

Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya (born 18 February 1968) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with the national team in the early 1990s.

Marco Antonio Anariba
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya
Date of birth (1968-02-18) 18 February 1968
Place of birth El Progreso, Honduras
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1996 Real España
1996–1997 Motagua (3)
1997–1998 Universidad
National team
1991–1993 Honduras 25 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anariba and the second or maternal family name is Zelaya.

Club career

Nicknamed Maco, Anariba made his debut for Real España in 1985 and spent 11 years with them. He scored 2 goals for the club in a 1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup game against Belizean outfit Acros Verdes.[1] He also played for Honduran clubs Motagua for whom he scored 3 goals[2] and Universidad.

In 1990, Anariba was set to join Mexican side Santos Laguna but newly appointed Honduran coach "Chelato Uclés" signed compatriot Tomás Róchez instead to join a team including Eugenio Dolmo Flores and Luis "Gavilán" Cálix.

He retired at 30.

International career

A left-sided defender, Anariba made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups[4] as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 July 1991Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1–01-11991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.28 November 1992Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–04-01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 May 1993Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–21-21994 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Anariba is married to Waldina, who is a lawyer, and lives in El Progreso where he runs a football school. In summer 2010, he got injured in a veteran league match and after he was treated by a doctor he suffered from thrombosis. His health deteriorated due to the medical malpractice and was bedridden for 30 days, the blood clots almost cost him his left leg.[6] Real España later played a match to raise funds to cover his medical costs.[7]

His brother Juan Manuel also played for Real España.

Honours and awards

Club
C.D. Real Espana

Country
Honduras

References
  1. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. GOLEADORES DEL CLUB Archived 2013-04-24 at the Wayback Machine - Ciclón
  3. Marco Antonio Anariba – FIFA competition record
  4. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. "Vi la muerte de cerca": Marco Anariba - Diez (in Spanish)
  7. Zanabria tendrá problemas en armar su 11 - Diez (in Spanish)
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