11 Facts About Jorge Claros

Jorge Claros was offered a long-term contract by Hibernian, but returned to Motagua because they continued to demand a large transfer fee.

Jorge Claros signed with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on 16 July 2014.

Jorge Claros was a member of the Honduras national football team at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Jorge Claros made his debut for the senior national team in an August 2006 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of July 2012, earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 2 goals.

Jorge Claros has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007 and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Jorge Claros was recalled to the national team in September 2012 for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cuba.

Jorge Claros scored the only goal of the game in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against El Salvador, which meant that Honduras secured a place in the knockout stages of the tournament.

Jorge Claros helped Honduras qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they were drawn with France, Ecuador and Switzerland.

Jorge Claros then came into the starting lineup for the second match, as Wilson Palacios had been sent off against France.

Jorge Claros was shot in the head on 16 June 2011 after car thieves failed to steal his vehicle.

Jorge Claros managed to drive himself to the hospital and it was found that the wounds were not near fatal.