Wilmer Velásquez
Wilmer Velasquez
Personal information |
Full name |
Wilmer Raynel Neal Velasquez |
Date of birth |
April 28, 1972 (1972-04-28) (age 39) |
Place of birth |
Tela, Honduras |
Playing position |
Forward |
Club information |
Current club |
Olimpia |
Number |
11 |
Senior career* |
Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
1991–1995 |
Olimpia |
? |
(12) |
1995–1996 |
Concepción |
? |
(8) |
1996–1998 |
Olimpia |
? |
(0) |
1998–1999 |
Sport-Recife |
? |
(1) |
1999–2001 |
Olimpia |
? |
(?) |
2001–2002 |
Atlas |
? |
(1) |
2002–2009 |
Olimpia |
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National team‡ |
1996–2007 |
Honduras |
48 |
(35) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2008 |
Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972 in San Pedro Sula, Cortés) is a retired Honduran footballer.
Career
Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.
In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top Goalscorers in the World' by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. He made 15 goals with both the Honduras national football team and his club, Olimpia, finishing second only behind Brazilian player Adriano Leite Ribeiro, who scored 18 goals.[1]
Velásquez played in Mexico without any fortune and returned to Honduras. He has also played in Chile and Brazil.
He has won 12 titles of the Honduran League, all of them with Club Deportivo Olimpia.
International goals
# |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
1. |
December 11, 1994 |
Fullerton, United States |
United States |
1-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
2. |
April 16, 1997 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Panama |
5-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
3. |
April 16, 1997 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Panama |
5-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
4. |
April 16, 1997 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Panama |
5-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
5. |
April 16, 1997 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Panama |
5-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
6. |
April 18, 1997 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
El Salvador |
3-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
7. |
April 18, 1997 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
El Salvador |
3-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
8. |
January 21, 1998 |
Nicoya, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
4-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
9. |
January 21, 1998 |
Nicoya, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
4-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
10. |
January 29, 1998 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
El Salvador |
1-1 |
Tie |
Friendly |
11. |
November 17, 1999 |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Trinidad and Tobago |
3-2 |
Win |
Friendly |
12. |
March 8, 2000 |
Quito, Ecuador |
Ecuador |
3-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
13. |
November 14, 2000 |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
7-0 |
Win |
World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
14. |
April 25, 2003 |
Fort-de-France, Martinique |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2-0 |
Win |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier |
15. |
April 27, 2003 |
Fort-de-France, Martinique |
Martinique |
4-2 |
Win |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier |
16. |
June 7, 2003 |
Miami, United States |
Venezuela |
1-2 |
Loss |
Friendly |
17. |
June 29, 2003 |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
El Salvador |
1-1 |
Tie |
Friendly |
18. |
February 19, 2005 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nicaragua |
5-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
19. |
February 19, 2005 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nicaragua |
5-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
20. |
February 19, 2005 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nicaragua |
5-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
21. |
February 21, 2005 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Belize |
4-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
22. |
February 23, 2005 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Guatemala |
1-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
23. |
February 25, 2005 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Panama |
1-0 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
24. |
July 2, 2005 |
Vancouver, Canada |
Canada |
2-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
25. |
July 10, 2005 |
Miami, United States |
Colombia |
2-1 |
Win |
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
25. |
July 16, 2005 |
Foxboro, United States |
Costa Rica |
3-2 |
Win |
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
26. |
September 7, 2005 |
Miyagi, Japan |
Japan |
4-5 |
Loss |
Friendly |
27. |
September 7, 2005 |
Miyagi, Japan |
Japan |
4-5 |
Loss |
Friendly |
28. |
September 7, 2005 |
Miyagi, Japan |
Japan |
4-5 |
Loss |
Friendly |
29. |
February 15, 2007 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nicaragua |
9-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 |
30. |
February 15, 2007 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nicaragua |
9-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 |
31. |
February 15, 2007 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nicaragua |
9-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 |
32. |
February 15, 2007 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nicaragua |
9-1 |
Win |
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 |
References
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1965–66: Grey · 1966–67: Caballero · 1967–68: Garden · 1968–69: Abrussezze · 1969–70: Ortega · 1970–71: Alvarado · 1971–72: Alvarado · 1972–73: none · 1973–74: Artica / Plummer · 1974–75: Peña · 1975–76: López · 1976–77: Hernández · 1977–78: Carreño · 1978–79: Bernárdez · 1979–80: Norales · 1980–81: Altamirano · 1981–82: Altamirano · 1982–83: Altamirano · 1983–84: Gamboa · 1984–85: Altamirano · 1985–86: Flores · 1986–87: Dueñas · 1987–88: Machado · 1988–89: Matthews / Alonso / Lobo / Gamboa · 1989–90: Avila · 1990–91: Vallejo · 1991–92: Bennett · 1992–93: Arriola · 1993–94: Chacón · 1994–95: Avila · 1995–96: Castro · 1996–97: Costa · 1997–98 A: Velásquez · 1997–98 C: Guevara / Velásquez · 1998–99: de Lima · 1999–00 A: Velásquez · 1999–00 C: Cárcamo · 2000–01 A: Verón · 2000–01 C: Cacho · 2001–02 A: Renau · 2001–02 C: Ferreira · 2002–03 A: Ferreira · 2002–03 C: Costa / Cacho / Emílio · 2003–04 A: Tosello · 2003–04 C: Emilio · 2004–05 A: Emilio · 2004–05 C: Ramírez · 2005–06 A: Ramírez · 2005–06 C: Emilio · 2006–07 A: Costly · 2006–07 C: Pavón · 2007–08 A: Martínez · 2007–08 C: Velásquez · 2008–09 A: Ferreira · 2008–09 C: Diduch · 2009–10 A: Palacios · 2009–10 C: Bengtson · 2010–11 A: Bengtson · 2010–11 C: Bengtson · 2011–12 A: Cardozo
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Persondata |
Name |
Velasquez, Wilmer |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
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Date of birth |
April 28, 1972 |
Place of birth |
Tela, Honduras |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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