Pompilio Cacho Valerio (born 22 December 1976) is a

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Honduran

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player who plays as

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Club career

A much-travelled striker, Cacho started his career at Marathón, making his debut on 2 December 1995 against

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, and then played for several clubs in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. In Marathón, he is known as a legendary player for the club, scoring 56 goals during the 10 years he stayed with the team. His debut with Marathón was on December 2, 1995, in a 0–0 tie against Universidad in

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. With Marathón he won two league titles: 2001-02 Clausura and 2002-03 Clausura. In Summer 2009 he returned to Honduras after a few years abroad to play for Real Juventud. In December 2010, ''Pompigol'' rejoined Vida for 6 months. In January 2012 he returned to El Salvador to have a second spell with Vista Hermosa but that season ended in tears as Vista Hermosa was relegated.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a February

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match against

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and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

.Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details
- RSSSF His final international was a January 2004

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against

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Career statistic

Last update: 26 May 2013

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cacho, Pompilio 1976 births Living people Footballers from Tela Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers C.D. Marathón players F.C. Motagua players C.D.S. Vida players Deportivo Marquense players Deportes Savio F.C. players C.D. Vista Hermosa footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers C.D. Real Juventud players Comayagua F.C. players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador