Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez (born 10 June 1981) is a Honduran professional

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player who plays as a

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for Naranja Mecánica in the American ISLANO league.

Club career

Portillo joined Vida in December 2010 signing a six-month contract with the club. He made his

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debut on 15 January 2011, starting in an away 1–0 victory against the league champion

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. On 6 May 2011, Portillo moved to Olimpia as a free transfer signing a two-year contract with the club. He made his official debut for the club in the

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with a 3–1 defeat against

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. After many years in Honduran soccer, Portillo left C.D. Olimpia in the summer of 2022. In 2023, he started playing for the American amateur club Naranja Mecánica FC, which played in the ISLANO league in

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International career

On 20 May 2011, Portillo was included by Luis Fernando Suarez in

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's 23-man squad for the

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. On the 26th, he made his debut in a friendly draw against

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* * * 1981 births Living people People from Choluteca Department Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players F.C. Municipal Valencia players Comayagua F.C. players F.C. Motagua players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Olimpia players Juticalpa F.C. players Real C.D. España players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub