José Roberto Figueroa Padilla, also known as Macho, (15 December 1959 – 24 May 2020)[2] was a Honduran footballer who played as a forward, in Honduras for F.C. Motagua, C.D.S. Vida and in Spain for Real Murcia and Hércules CF. He also represented Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Roberto Figueroa Padilla | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 2020 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | San Francisco, United States | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Vida | (19[1]) | |
| 1982–1986 | Real Murcia | 111 | (51) |
| 1986–1988 | Hércules | 45 | (13) |
| 1988–1989 | Motagua | (2) | |
| 1989 | Cartaginés | 15 | (4) |
| 1990 | Vida | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1980–1985 | Honduras | 28 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2011 | |||
Club career
editMacho Figueroa was a forward. One of 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 when it returned to 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 against CD Málaga on the third day of the 1984–85 season earned him the position of top scorer 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, C.D.S. Vida, after a stint in Costa Rica with C.S. Cartaginés.[3]
International career
editFigueroa made his debut for Honduras in 1980 and earned at least 28 caps, scoring 14 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.[4]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
Managerial career
editIn October 2012, he was named sporting director of Honduran Second Division side Real Sociedad after he lived in the US for 14 years.[5]
Death
editFigueroa died on 24 May 2020, in San Francisco, California, after going into cardiac arrest.
References
edit- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "Luto en el fútbol de Honduras: Muere exfutbolista Roberto 'El Macho' Figueroa". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ “El Macho” Figueroa entrenaría a reservas de Real Sociedad – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ José Figueroa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ El “Macho” Figueroa fichó con Real Sociedad – La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links
edit- José Figueroa at BDFutbol
- Acciones de jugadores hondureños – Nación (in Spanish)