SANTA ROSA DE COPAN, Honduras -- In the 2013 Honduran Clausura, Real Sociedad of Tocoa has surprised just about everyone, but not only due to its good performance on the field.

The Colon side recently pulled off a signing coup by coming to an agreement with Julio Cesar de Leon - also known as Rambo -- a historic figure in Honduran soccer, who has spent much of the last decade plying his trade overseas.

"He's already at work in Tocoa," coach Jairo Rios told CONCACAF.com after his team's Saturday night match at Deportes Savio. "We're headed back there and we'll arrive in the early morning to join up with him."

The Colombian coach said he was unsure if he could use de Leon immediately, but that he would evaluate the progress of the former Italian Serie A player upon return to Tocoa, with the idea of debuting him in Wednesday afternoon's midweek clash with table-topping Victoria.

"We'll see how he evolves and see if he's available for Wednesday," Rios said. "We'll see if we can count on him."

As far as the role the 33-year-old native of Puerto Cortes may assume in the team, Rios hopes that the veteran of 84 games with the Honduran national team takes on a leadership role in a squad comprised almost exclusively of young players.

"He can help us a lot," the Colombian said of de Leon. "We have a young team and he's a very experienced, very refined player in whom these young players can deposit their belief, to take us forward."

After beginning the season unbeaten in four matches, Real Sociedad fell in its Saturday night trip to Deportes Savio. The coastal club now sits third in the table, two points behind its next opponent, Victoria.