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Current team
  
Olimpia Occidental

Years
  
Team

Name
  
Gilberto Machado


Full name
  
Gilberto Leonel Machado Garcia

Date of birth
  
(1962-03-23) 23 March 1962 (age 53)

Place of birth
  
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Playing position
  
Centre midfielder / Attacking midfielder

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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.

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

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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. He is also Marathon's all-time leading goal-scorer, scoring 78 goals from 1979 to 1991.

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

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.

Club

As of match played 11 August 2014

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.

Personal life

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

References

Gilberto Machado Wikipedia