Gilberto Yearwood

Infobox Football biography
playername= Gilberto Yearwood


fullname = Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
nickname = The Viking
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|3|15
cityofbirth = Lima
countryofbirth = Honduras flagicon|Honduras
height = height|meter=1.83
currentclub = Real CD España
clubnumber =
position = Coach
youthyears = 1976
youthclubs = Los Alacranes
years = 1975-1977 1977-1980 1980-1983 1983-1984 1984-1986 1986-1987 1988-1989 1991-1992
clubs = Real CD España Elche CF Real Valladolid CD Tenerife Celta de Vigo CD Olimpia Motagua CD Olimpia
caps(goals) = 63 (7)
nationalyears = 1977-1993
nationalteam = fb|Honduras
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 2008

Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood (born March 15, 1956) is a retired Honduran football player. He is by many regarded as one of Honduras' best players of all time. Currently, he is coach of Guatemalan side, Xinabajul.

Club career

Yearwood has played mostly in defensive midfield for Real C.D. España in his native country, Elche CF, Real Valladolid, CD Tenerife and Celta de Vigo in Spain, but ended his career as a central defender back in Honduras with CD Olimpia, Motagua and Marathón.He scored 20 goals in Liga Nacional: 10 with Real España, 6 with Motagua and 4 for Olimpia. His nickname was "El Vikingo" (The Viking).

International career

Yearwood played and scored at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship held in Tunisia.

He was part of the Honduras national football team that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=60142/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He played his final international game in a 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Coaching career

As a coach, he has been in charge of Motagua winning his first title, Olimpia, Broncos, Real Maya, Real España and Atlético Olanchano in Honduras as well as Dragón in El Salvador.

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=4080 La Liga statistics] es icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=21129 Career stats] - National Football Teams

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