{{Short description|Salvadoran-born Nicaraguan footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Armando Collado | fullname = Armando José Collado Lanuza | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|17}} | birth_place = Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 2001 | youthclubs1 = Parmalat "B" | years1 = 2002–2005 | years2 = 2005–2006 | years3 = 2006–2007 | years4 = 2007–2008 | years5 = 2008–2009 | years6 = 2009 | years7 = 2010 | clubs1 = Parmalat | clubs2 = América Managua | clubs3 = Once Municipal | clubs4 = Nejapa | clubs5 = Real Estelí | clubs6 = Alianza | clubs7 = Real Estelí | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 17 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = Nicaragua | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 11 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = November 6, 2009 }}
{{family name hatnote|Collado|Lanuza|lang=Spanish}} '''Armando José Collado Lanuza''' (born November 17, 1985) is a Salvadoran-born Nicaraguan footballer.
==Club career== Collado started his career at Parmalat and played for América Managua before returning to El Salvador and joining Once Municipal. He also had a spell at Nejapa then joined Nicaraguan side Real Estelí in summer 2008.<ref>[http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2008/06/05/deportes/77838 Collado al Estelí] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220072015/http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2008/06/05/deportes/77838 |date=December 20, 2013 }} - El Nuevo Diario {{in lang|es}}</ref>
He moved back to El Salvador in summer 2009 to play for Alianza and be reunited with manager Nelson Ancheta.<ref>[http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/53516 Collado con el Alianza] - El Nuevo Diario {{in lang|es}}</ref> In January 2010 he went back to Estelí again to help them regain the Nicaraguan league title.<ref>[http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/65560 Collado vuelve al Real Estelí] - El Nuevo Diario {{in lang|es}}</ref>
===Lifetime suspension=== In January 2011, the Nicaraguan FA (FENIFUT) suspended Collado from playing football pending an investigation relating him to Wilson Raj Perumal and he was subsequently accused of trying to fix matches in the CONCACAF Champions League in the 2009–10 and 2010-11 seasons.<ref>[http://www.laprensagrafica.com/FIFA-confirma-suspension-a-Armando-Collado FIFA confirma suspensión a Armando Collado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426062515/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/FIFA-confirma-suspension-a-Armando-Collado |date=2017-04-26 }} - La Prensa Gráfica {{in lang|es}}</ref>
On October 16, 2012, Collado was given a lifetime ban from all football-related activities by FIFA, in relation to match fixing in a game between Nicaragua and Guatemala on 4 September 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121029141901/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/footballgovernance/news/newsid=1785676/index.html FIFA extends lifetime ban of Nicaraguan player]</ref>
==International career== Collado made his debut for Nicaragua in a February 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands Antilles and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref>{{FIFA player|290173}}</ref> and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045355/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html |date=November 5, 2013 }} - RSSSF</ref> as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=July 26, 2014 }} - RSSSF</ref>
His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=13013}} * [http://www.elgrafico.com/armando-collado--la-conexion-en-arreglo-de-partidos Armando Collado, la conexión en arreglo de partidos] - El Gráfico {{in lang|es}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collado, Armando}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tecoluca Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Nicaraguan men's footballers Category:Nicaragua men's international footballers Category:2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:C.D. Once Municipal footballers Category:Alacranes del Norte footballers Category:Real Estelí FC players Category:Alianza FC (El Salvador) players Category:Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Category:Sportspeople involved in betting scandals
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