Donis Salatiel Escober Izaguirre (born 3 February 1981) is a Honduran retired football goalkeeper.
Club career Born in San Ignacio, Escober started at Olimpia's youth side Juventud OlímpicaLa tierra que cosechó a Donis Escober - El Heraldo and has played his entire professional career for Olimpia.
In March 2012, Escober was on the verge of breaking Motagua's Nicaraguan goalkeeper Róger Mayorga's 36 years old-record of 838 minutes without conceding a goal in the Honduran league.Quieren batir récord de Mayorga en Honduras - Pinolero Sports He did not make it in the end, after being beaten by a Marathón goal that left Escober only 35 minutes short of Mayorga's record.Estuvo cerca - La Prensa After the 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Honduras came to an end, Escober announced that he would not continue with Olimpia and that he would retire from football.Confirmado: Escober no seguirá en Olimpia y se retira del fútbol; La Tribuna. (in Spanish)
International career Escober made his debut for Honduras in a May 2002 friendly match against Japan and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 17 caps. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2003Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF and 2007 UNCAF Nations CupsUNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF as well as at the 2009CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold CupCONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He played in the 2018 CONCACAF-AFC playoff against Australia in both legs, but failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Honduras.Australia beat Honduras 3-1 to reach World Cup 2018 – as it happened; The Guardian
He has been an understudy to Noel Valladares for most of his international career.
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External links
- FIFA