Donis Escober

Donis Escober
Personal information
Full nameDonis Salatiel Escober Izaguirre[1]
Date of birthFebruary 3, 1981
Place of birthSan Ignacio, Honduras
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Olimpia
Number28
Youth career
Juventud Olimpíca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–Olimpia219(0)
National team‡
2002–Honduras26(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Escober and the second or maternal family name is Izaguirre.

Donis Salatiel Escober Izaguirre (born 3 February 1981) is a Honduran football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Olimpia in the Honduran National League.

Club career

Born in San Ignacio, Escober started at Olimpia's youth side Juventud Olímpica[2] and has played his entire professional career for Olimpia.

In March 2012, Escober was on the verge of breaking Motagua's Nicaraguan goalkeeper Róger Mayorga's 36 years old-record of 838 minutes without conceding a goal in the Honduran league.[3] He did not make it in the end, after being beaten by a Marathón goal that left Escober only 35 minutes short of Mayorga's record.[4]

International career

Escober made his debut for Honduras in a May 2002 friendly match against Japan and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 17 caps. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2003[6] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[7] as well as at the 2009[8] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup [9] and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

He has been an understudy to Noel Valladares for most of his international career.

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ La tierra que cosechó a Donis Escober - El Heraldo (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Quieren batir récord de Mayorga en Honduras - Pinolero Sports
  4. ↑ Estuvo cerca - La Prensa (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Donis Escober – FIFA competition record
  6. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  7. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
  8. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF

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