David Suazo

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David Suazo

Full name	Óscar David Suazo Velásquez
Date of birth	November 5, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Nickname	El Rey David (King David) Pantera Nera (Black Panther) El Bambino (The Kid)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Cagliari
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 1999-Present	Olimpia Cagliari	10 (5) 219 (81)
National team²
1999-Present	Honduras	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2005. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2005. * Appearances (Goals)

Óscar David Suazo Velázquez (born November 5, 1979 in San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran football (soccer) player, who currently plays striker for Cagliari of Serie A. Suazo is one of the best players currently playing for the Honduras national football team, and he was a member of the Honduran squad that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Suazo joined Cagliari and Serie A for the 1999-2000 season from Olimpia of his native Honduras. In his first season with the team, he scored 1 goal in 13 appearances. At the end of the 2000-2001 season, Cagliari were relegated to Serie B, where they would remain until the 2004-05 season. In their four years in Serie B, Suazo played 112 matches and scored 40 goals for the club. In his comeback season in Serie A, in 2004-2005, Suazo scored 7 goals in 22 matches in a 4-3-3 schema in which he performed as a reserve behind Gianfranco Zola, Mauro Esposito and Antonio Langella. Now he is a regular, and the top-scorer, for the Sardinian team.

In recent times, Suazo was being courted by several big name clubs such as Juventus, Real Madrid, A.C. Milan, Manchester United, A. S. Roma, Ajax, Internazionale, and Sevilla over an almost certain €15 million - €20 million contract. Unfortunately Massimo Cellino, the owner of Cagliari was asking for a minimum of €30 million. Because of the requisite set by Cellino, no transaction regarding Suazo was made. He is currently under a €590,000 contract with Cagliari. His speed, strength, and ability to finish plays with a stunning goal is what originally attracted the clubs to the Honduran international.

[edit] Facts

In the 2006 season, Suazo scored 22 goals, the top scorer of Cagliari football team history.
On January 29, 2007 in the 2006 "Oscar del calcio" awards events, Oscar David Suazo won and shared "The 2006 Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year" with famous brazilian Kaká.

[edit] Club Honors

CD Olimpia

Honduran Liga Nacional : 1997-98, 1998-99
Honduran Super Copa : 1996-97
Honduran Cup : 1998

Preceded by Zlatan Ibrahimović	Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year 2006	Succeeded by current holder

Cagliari Calcio - Current Squad
1 Aresti \| 3 Canini \| 4 Budel \| 5 Conti \| 6 Lopéz \| 7 Esposito \| 8 Conticchio \| 9 Suazo \| 10 Capone \| 13 Del Grosso \| 14 Pisano \| 15 Semedo \| 16 Biondini \| 18 Pepe \| 19 Cocco \| 20 Bianco \| 21 Colucci \| 22 Bizera \| 23 Langella \| 24 D'Agostino \| 25 Chimenti \| 26 Fortin \| 27 Garau \| 29 Ferri \| 31 Agostini \| 32 Peñalba \| 28 Burrai \| -- Puddu \| Coach: Colomba