Rigoberto Padilla

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Rigoberto Padilla
Personal information
Full name Rigoberto Padilla Reyes
Date of birth (1985-12-01) 1 December 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Valencia
2006–2008 Hispano 30 (9)
2009–2011 Olimpia 27 (2)
2011–2012 Victoria
2013– Olimpia
International career‡
2008–2008 Honduras U-23 8 (0)
2008–2009 Honduras 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2008
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2009

Rigoberto Padilla Reyes (born 1 December 1985) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Olimpia.

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Club career

Padilla started his career at Valencia but was subject of controversy since Valencia claimed he was sold to Olimpia by Hispano in 2009 while still on Valencia's books. [1]

His brothers, Esdras and Eleazar Padilla, also played for Hispano. Padilla, alongside Esdras and Eleazar was transferred to Motagua in 2008. [2] But the transfer was unsuccessful for Rigoberto Padilla and he stayed to play for Hispano. He then joined Olimpia before moving to Victoria for the 2011 Apertura. [3]

He left Victoria and returned to Olimpia for the 2013 Clausura. [4]

International career

Padilla was a part of the U-23 team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and played at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [5]

He made his senior debut for Honduras in a friendly against Colombia on 26 March 2008 and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [6] where he played his final international against the USA.

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References

  1. ↑ Valencia pide claridad en de caso Rigoberto Padilla – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Rigoberto Padilla se metió al “nido” – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Copete vuelve al Victoria – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Victoria trabaja en incertidumbre – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Rigoberto Padilla – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF


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