José Roberto Figueroa

José Roberto Figueroa Padilla, also known as Macho, (15 December 1959 – 24 May 2020) was a Honduran footballer who played as a forward, in Honduras for F.C. Motagua, C.D.S. Vida and in Spain for Real Murcia and Hércules CF. He also represented Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club career Macho Figueroa was a forward. One of his best technical movements was a powerful shot. After a great participation with Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, his services were acquired by Real Murcia of the Spanish Second Division. By dint of goals, Figueroa contributed to his team when it returned to La Liga. His league debut was against Real Sociedad where he had a good afternoon scoring two goals. He scored eleven goals in each of the two seasons he played in La Liga. A hat trick against CD Málaga on the third day of the 1984–85 season earned him the position of top scorer in the category. Over time, Macho with his goals became one of the most important players in the history of Real Murcia.

He finished his career at the team where he started his professional career, C.D.S. Vida, after a stint in Costa Rica with C.S. Cartaginés.

International career Figueroa made his debut for Honduras in 1980 and earned at least 28 caps, scoring 14 goals. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was part of the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad in Spain, where he played all 3 matches.

International goals Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 April 1980 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico 1–5 Friendly match 2. 23 November 1980 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–2 1–2 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 14 December 1980 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 3–0 5–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 14 December 1980 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 5–0 5–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 3 November 1981 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 4–0 4–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 6. 12 November 1981 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–1 2–1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 7. 15 June 1984 Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón, Panama 2–0 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 8. 15 June 1984 Estadio Armando Dely Valdés, Colón, Panama 3–0 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 9. 24 June 1984 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1–0 1–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 10. 6 March 1985 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 11. 6 March 1985 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 12. 11 August 1985 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–0 2–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 13. 8 September 1985 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–1 3–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 14. 8 September 1985 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 3–1 3–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career In October 2012, he was named sporting director of Honduran Second Division side Real Sociedad after he lived in the US for 14 years.

Death

Figueroa died on 24 May 2020, in San Francisco, California, after suffering a cardiac arrest.