Gilberto Leonel Machado García (born 23 March 1962) is a retired Honduran

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who played as a

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for Marathón, Olimpia, and Deportes Progreseño in

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

Club career

Born in

San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...

, 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

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. His final international was a June

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match against

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

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 Liga de Ascenso (Promotion League) is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as ''Segunda División'' (Second Division) and renamed ''Liga de Ascenso'' (Promotion League) on 21 July 2002. The league is divide ...

Personal life

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

References

1962 births Living people Footballers from San Pedro Sula Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers C.D. Marathón players C.D. Olimpia players Honduran football managers C.D. Marathón managers Real C.D. España managers {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub