Gilberto Yearwood

Gilberto Jerónimo Yearwood (born 15 March 1956) is a Honduran former football player who currently is an Assistant coach of the El Salvador national football team. He is by many regarded as one of Honduras' best players of all time.[1]

Gilberto Yearwood
Gilberto Yearwood in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Jerónimo Yearwood
Date of birth (1956-03-15) 15 March 1956
Place of birth La Lima, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1976 Los Alacranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Real España (10)
1977–1980 Elche 117 (4)
1980–1983 Real Valladolid 64 (7)
1983–1984 Tenerife 31 (7)
1984–1985 Celta de Vigo 30 (5)
1985–1986 Elche 29 (0)
1986–1987 Olimpia
1988–1989 Motagua (6)
1991–1994 Olimpia
International career‡
1982–1993 Honduras 46 (1)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Real Maya
1997–1998 Olimpia
1998–1999 Real España
1999–2000 Broncos
2000–2001 Motagua (Champion)
2001–2002 Honduras
2003–2005 Guatemala (assistant)
2006 Marathón
2006–2007 Atlético Olanchano
2007–2008 Real España
2008 Honduras U23
2008–2010 Xinabajul
2010–2012 USAC
2012–2014 Sacachispas
2014–2015 American School of Tegucigalpa
2015–2016 El Salvador (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2008

Club career

Nicknamed el Vikingo (The Viking), Yearwood has played mostly in defensive midfield and started his career at Real C.D. España in his native country. In 1977, he moved abroad to play in Spain and spent 10 season playing for Elche CF, Real Valladolid, CD Tenerife and Celta de Vigo. He finished his career as a central defender back in Honduras with C.D. Olimpia, F.C. Motagua and C.D. Marathón. His final league match was on 8 May 1994, when he played with Olimpia against Vida.[2]

He scored 20 goals in Liga Nacional: 10 with Real España, 6 with Motagua and 4 for Olimpia.

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 made his senior debut for Honduras in a June 1982 FIFA World Cup match against Spain, which was his country's first ever World Cup match,[3] and has earned a total of at least 46 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1991[5] and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups[6] as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 June 1991Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Jamaica5–05–01991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

As a coach, he has been in charge of Motagua winning his first title, Olimpia, Broncos (with whom he got relegated),[9] Real Maya, Real España and Atlético Olanchano in Honduras as well as Dragón in El Salvador.

He was announced manager of C.D. Marathón in March 2006,[10] later he was sacked by Atlético Olanchano in November 2007[11] and in 2008 he moved abroad again to take charge of Xinabajul in Guatemala.

He left Xinabajul in September 2010[12] and became in charge of USAC,[13] with whom he clinched promotion to Guatemala's top tier. In October 2012 he joined Guatemalan second division side Sacachispas after being dismissed by USAC.[14]

Honours and awards

Club
C.D. Real Espana
C.D. Olimpia

Country
Honduras

References
  1. "Gilberto Yearwood dice que sanción al "Primi" Maradiaga es injusta".
  2. Ismael responde Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 20 June 2013 at archive.today – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Gilberto Yearwood – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. UNCAF Tournament 1991 – RSSSF
  6. UNCAF Tournament 1993 – RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 – Full Details Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  8. "Yearwood, Gilberto". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. Los últimos 10 técnicos descendidos en Honduras – Diez (in Spanish)
  10. Echa el Marathon al técnico mexicano Juan de Dios Castillo – Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
  11. Gilberto Yearwood fue destituido como entrenador del Atlético Olanchano – Terra (in Spanish)
  12. El hondureño Gilberto Jerónimo Yearwood presentó hoy su renuncia como entrenador del equipo Xinabajul, de la Liga Nacional de Guatemala, debido a problemas económicos que enfrenta el club Archived 20 June 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  13. Gilberto Yearwood, nuevo tecnico de la U de San Carlos – Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
  14. Gilberto ya encontró trabajo Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
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