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Jorge Claros

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Jorge Aarón Claros Juárez, known as Jorge Claros, is a Honduran footballer born in La Ceiba on 8 January 1986 who plays as a defensive midfielder. He began at Vida before joining Motagua in 2005, where he won the Honduran Liga Nacional twice and the UNCAF Interclub Cup. In 2012 he trialled with Rangers and then joined Scottish club Hibernian on loan, helping them reach the Scottish Cup Finals of 2012 and 2013 before returning to Motagua. He signed with Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer in July 2014. A Honduras international since 2006, he played at the 2005 Youth World Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and won the 2011 Copa Centroamericana. He was shot in the head and shoulder in a failed carjacking in June 2011 but recovered and was playing again within three weeks.

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1986 1
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Male 1
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is a Honduran footballer
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1. Olympedia: Jorge Claros (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 8 January 1986 in La Ceiba
  • Biographical information, Sex
    Sex Male
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    is a Honduran footballer
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, International career
    He helped Honduras qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they were drawn with France, Ecuador and Switzerland.
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