Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pompilio Cacho Valerio | ||
Date of birth | 22 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Tela, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker / Second striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1989 | El Sauce | ||
1989–1995 | Marathón | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2003 | Marathón | 165 | (45) |
2003–2004 | Motagua | 47 | (12) |
2004–2006 | Marathón | 39 | (11) |
2006 | Vida | (1) | |
2007 | Marquense | ||
2007 | Deportes Savio | 12 | (0) |
2008 | Vista Hermosa | 34 | (13) |
2009 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 17 | (4) |
2009 | Real Juventud | 14 | (5) |
2010 | Peñarol La Mesilla | 19 | (6) |
2010 | Hispano | (4) | |
2011 | Vida | 17 | (4) |
2011–2012 | Vista Hermosa | 14 | (4) |
National team | |||
2003–2004 | Honduras | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Pompilio Cacho Valerio (born 22 December 1976 in Tela) is a former Honduran football player who plays as forward.
A much-travelled striker, Cacho started his career at Marathón, making his debut on 2 December 1995 against Broncos, 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 San Pedro Sula. 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.
He made his debut for Honduras in a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international was a January 2004 friendly match against Norway.