José Roberto Figueroa

Roberto El Macho Figueroa
Personal information
Full nameJosé Roberto Figueroa Padilla
Date of birth(1959-11-14) 14 November 1959 (age 54)
Place of birthOlanchito, Honduras
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1977–1982Vida(19[1])
1982–1986Real Murcia111(51)
1986–1988Hércules45(13)
1988–1989Motagua(2)
1989Cartaginés15(4)
1990Vida
National team‡
1980–1985Honduras28(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.

José Roberto Figueroa Padilla, also known as Macho, (born 15 December 1959 in Coyoles, Olanchito) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward, in Honduras for Motagua, Vida and in Spain for Real Murcia and Hércules. He also represented Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Macho Figueroa was a forward his best technical movements was a powerful shot. After a great participation with Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, his services were acquired by Real Murcia of the Spanish Second Division. By dint of goals, Figueroa contributed to his team will return to the La Liga. His league debut was against Real Sociedad where he had a good afternoon scoring two goals. He scored eleven goals in each of the two seasons he played in La Liga. A hat trick he did to Málaga on the third day of the 1984–85 season earned him get to lead the list of top scorers in the category. Over time, Macho with his goals became one of the most important players in the history of Real Murcia.

He finished his career at the team where he started his professional career, Vida, after a stint in Costa Rica with Cartaginés.[2]

International career

Figueroa made his debut for Honduras in 1980 and earned at least 28 caps, scoring 13 goals. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was part of the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad in Spain, where he played all 3 matches.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 April 1980Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, MexicoMexico1–5Friendly match
2.23 November 1980Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El SalvadorEl Salvador1–21–21982 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.14 December 1980Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasPanama3–05–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.14 December 1980Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasPanama5–05–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.3 November 1981Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasHaiti4-04-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.12 November 1981Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasCanada2–12–11982 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.15 June 1984Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón, PanamaPanama2–03–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.15 June 1984Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón, PanamaPanama3–03–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.24 June 1984Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasPanama1–01–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.6 March 1985Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasSuriname1–02–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.6 March 1985Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasSuriname2–02–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.11 August 1985Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa RicaCosta Rica1–02–21986 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.8 September 1985Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasCosta Rica2–13–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.8 September 1985Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, HondurasCosta Rica3–13–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

In October 2012, he was named sporting director of Honduran Second Division side Real Sociedad after he lived in the USA for 14 years.[4]

References

External links

Honduras squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

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