Mario Caballero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Felipe Caballero Arévalo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Cofradía, Cortés, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 2019 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1974 | Marathón | ||
| International career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Honduras | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Felipe Caballero Arévalo (23 August 1943 – 23 August 2019) was a Honduran footballer. Nicknamed "Cofra", he played as a midfielder for Marathón throughout the 1960s and the early 1970s. He also represented Honduras internationally for the 1967 CONCACAF Championship.
Born on 23 August 1943, Caballero was given the nicknamed of "Cofra" as it was a nickname given from his home city of Cofradía, making his debut for Marathón during the 1958–59 Honduran Amateur League.[1] Throughout his career, he would form the main offensive composition of the club alongside his teammates Julio Fonesca and his brother Mauro Caballero as he was the top scorer in the final seasons of amateur Honduran football. He would continue his career into the Honduran footballing league entering professionalization. He retired following the 1973–74 Honduran Liga Grande due to an injury that left him unable to play any longer.[2] His final goal for the club occurred on 6 September 1970
