Javier Portillo (Honduran footballer) explained

Javier Portillo
Fullname:Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez
Birth Date:1981 6, df=y
Birth Place:Morolica, Honduras
Position:Defender, Midfielder
Currentclub:Naranja Mecánica
Clubnumber:25
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:Valencia
Caps1:11
Goals1:1
Years2:2006–2008
Clubs2:Hispano
Caps2:53
Goals2:7
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:Motagua
Caps3:48
Goals3:0
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Vida
Caps4:20
Goals4:4
Years5:2011–2015
Clubs5:Olimpia
Caps5:93
Goals5:3
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:Juticalpa
Caps6:14
Goals6:2
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Real España
Caps7:25
Goals7:2
Years8:2017–2020
Clubs8:Vida
Caps8:99
Goals8:2
Years9:2020–2022
Clubs9:Olimpia
Caps9:42
Goals9:0
Years10:2023–
Clubs10:Naranja Mecánica
Nationalyears1:2011–2014
Nationalteam1:Honduras
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Ntupdate:20 January 2021 (UTC)

Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez (born 10 June 1981) is a Honduran professional football player who plays as a left midfielder for Naranja Mecánica in the American ISLANO league.[1]

Club career

Portillo joined Vida in December 2010 signing a six-month contract with the club.[2] He made his league debut on 15 January 2011, starting in an away 1–0 victory against the league champion Real España.[3]

On 6 May 2011, Portillo moved to Olimpia as a free transfer signing a two-year contract with the club. He made his official debut for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League with a 3–1 defeat against Santos Laguna.

After many years in Honduran soccer, Portillo left C.D. Olimpia in the summer of 2022. In 2023, he started playing for the American amateur club Naranja Mecánica FC, which played in the ISLANO league in New Orleans.[4]

International career

On 20 May 2011, Portillo was included by Luis Fernando Suarez in Honduras's 23-man squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5] On the 26th, he made his debut in a friendly draw against El Salvador.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Javier Portillo firmó dos años con Olimpia . Diario Diez . 7 May 2011 .
  2. Web site: Javier Portillo llega al Vida por seis meses. Diario Diez. 10 December 2010.
  3. Web site: Vida le estrena la corona al campeón Real España. Diario Diez. 15 January 2011.
  4. https://www.diez.hn/copasyligasusa/javier-portillo-olimpia-corona-campeon-estados-unidos-new-orleans-naranja-mecanica-AG16673355 Javier Portillo sigue activo y se corona campeón con la Naranja Mecánica en la Liga de New Orleans
  5. Web site: Honduras convoca diez legionarios para Copa Oro. 20 May 2011. La Prensa. 20 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Javier Portillo: "Perdimos la concentración . La Prensa . 29 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531103245/http://www.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2011/05/30/Noticias/Javier-Portillo-Perdimos-la-concentracion . 31 May 2011 .