Osman Chávez

Osman Chávez
Personal information
Full name Osman Danilo Chávez Güity
Date of birth July 29, 1984 (1984-07-29) (age 27)
Place of birth Santa Fé, Honduras
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Wisła Kraków
Number 4
Youth career
Platense Junior
Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2010 Platense 113 (5)
2007–2008 → Motagua (loan) 34 (0)
2010– Wisła Kraków 35 (0)
National team‡
2008– Honduras 44 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2011

Osman Danilo Chávez Güity (born July 29, 1984 in Santa Fé) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a center back for Wisła Kraków.

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Club career

Chávez began his career at Platense Junior before moving to Platense. In 2007-08 he was loaned to Motagua and after a successful season he returned to Platese after the clubs failed to reach an agreement on a transfer fee.[1] In 2009 Chávez had been on trial with English Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur and Scottish Premier League side Celtic.[2]

On 8 August 2010, Chávez joined Polish team Wisła Kraków.[3] He won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. He was also selected to the Ekstraklasa team of the season by both Canal+ Sport as well as Przegląd Sportowy.[4][5] After the season Chávez signed a new five-year contract with Wisła.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the national side on 6 February 2008 in a friendly against Paraguay. Chávez was a key figure in Honduras’s successful push for qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7] At the World Cup he played in all three group stage games.

Personal life

He is nicknamed "El Tierno" (The Tender or The newborn).

Honours

Motagua

Wisła Kraków

International

Statistics

(correct as of 15 December 2011)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Platense 2004–2005 Liga Nacional 20 0 – – 20 0
2005–2006 Liga Nacional 33 1 – – 33 1
2006–2007 Liga Nacional 19 1 – – 19 1
Motagua 2007–2008 Liga Nacional 34 0 – 10 1 44 1
Platense 2008–2009 Liga Nacional 25 2 – – 25 2
2009–2010 Liga Nacional 16 1 – – 16 1
Wisła Kraków 2010–2011 Ekstraklasa 21 0 2 0 – 23 0
2011–2012 Ekstraklasa 14 0 0 0 10 0 24 0
Total Plantense 113 5 – – 113 5
Total Wisła Kraków 35 0 2 0 10 0 47 0

References

  1. ^ "“El Tierno” debe volver a Platense". latribuna.hn. http://www.latribuna.hn/2008/06/11/post10035760/. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Chavez fails to win Celtic deal". bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8394471.stm. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Chavez na rok w Wiśle wisla.krakow.pl
  4. ^ "Czterech wiślaków w jedenastce sezonu!". wislaportal.pl. http://www.wislaportal.pl/news.php?id=20183. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "Gracze Śląska najlepsi według Przeglądu Sportowego". slaskwroclaw.pl. http://www.slaskwroclaw.pl/6421572.dhtml. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chavez w Wiśle na kolejne pięć lat". wisla.krakow.pl. http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/pl/aktualnosci/chavez_w_wisle_na_kolejne_piec_lat/. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "Osman CHAVEZ". fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=297230/profile.html. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 

External links

Wisła Kraków – current squad