Reynaldo Clavasquín

Reynaldo Clavasquín
Personal information
Full name José Reynaldo Clavasquín Bejarano
Date of birth (1972-01-28) 28 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Platense 126 (6)
1998–2000 Motagua 104 (15)
2000 Dundee United 0 (0)
2001 BSV Bad Bleiberg 12 (1)
2001–2004 Real España
International career
1999–2001 Honduras 35 (3)
Managerial career
2008 Motagua
2011 Honduras
2012–2013 Motagua
2013 Motagua (assistant)
2013 Valle
2014–2016 Motagua II
2016–2017 Platense
2018 Valle
2019 Honduras Progreso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2012

José Reynaldo Clavasquín Bejarano (born 28 January 1972) is a retired Honduran football defender and current manager.

Club career

Clavasquín started his career at hometown club Platense[1] before joining F.C. Motagua in 1998 before the start of the 1998 Clausura. He scored the 1998 Clausura golden goal against Olimpia from a free-kick to make Motagua champions after a 13-year wait.[2] He scored in the 1999/2000 Final.[3]

In September 2000 he went abroad to play for Scottish Premier League side Dundee United[4] but left the club citing personal reasons in October 2000.[5]

He then moved to the Austrian Second Division outfit BSV Bad Bleiberg, where he lined up alongside compatriots Juan Manuel Cárcamo and Francisco Pavón.[6]

International career

Clavasquín made his debut for Honduras in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Belize and has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup[8] as well as at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

His final international was a November 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification against Mexico.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. March 26, 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
2. November 17, 1999 Imperio del Sol Naciente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 3–2 Friendly match
3. February 19, 2000 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Peru 1–2 3–5 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

He retired in 2006 and became assistant manager of F.C. Motagua and in his first season he became champion. In October 2012 he made his debut as head coach of Motagua after the departure of Mexican coach José Treviño.[10] In March 2013, he resigned from his position and instead continued as the assistant manager of the team.[11]

He was appointed by Valle in summer 2013.[12]

In the summer 2014 F.C. Motagua announced, that Clavasquín had returned to the club and would be the manager of their reserve team.[13] He was in charge of the team until May 2016, where he became the manager of Platense FC.[14]

In January 2018, Clavasquín was once again appointed as manager of Valle.[15]

On 18 February 2019, Clavasquín was appointed as manager of C.D. Honduras Progreso.[16] After poor results in the last matches and the club on the verge of relegation, he decided to resign already on 11 April 2019.[17]

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