Edy Vásquez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edy Rafael Vásquez Andrade | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2007 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Motagua | 63 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Honduras | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007-05-12. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Edy Rafael Vásquez Andrade (October 31, 1983 – May 12, 2007) was a Honduran football midfielder, who played for Motagua.
Club career
Vasquez made his debut for Motagua on April 3, 2004, a 3–2 loss against Real España in the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula and played 63 matches wearing Motagua's blue shirt and scored 7 times. His scored his first goal on March 13, 2005, in a 2–1 win against Victoria in Tegucigalpa when he scored in the final minute.
His last game was on April 29, 2007 with a 1–0 win over Marathon and his last goal was against Hispano on October 5, 2006, in Tegucigalpa.
He suffered from a tibia and fibula fracture preventing him playing for most of the 2006–07 season.
International career
Vásquez made his debut for Honduras in an August 2006 friendly match against Venezuela and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals.
His final international was an October 2006 friendly match against Guatemala.
Personal life and death
Vásquez was a son of Sandra Andrade and he had a daughter with his fiancée Pamela Ocampo: Yeimi Alexandra.[1]
He died in the Hospital Escuela in the morning of May 12, 2007, when the car which was carrying him crashed into a wall at the Fuerzas Armadas Boulevard in Colonia Las Brisas, Tegucigalpa. The accident left the driver and another passenger injured.[2] Police stated all three were infused by alcohol.[3]
Due to his death, the club team Motagua has retired his jersey number 16 in respect of his loyalty to the team.
References
- ↑ Lo que se ama, nunca muere - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Futbolista hondureño Edy Vásquez murió en un accidente de tránsito - Terra (Spanish)
- ↑ Luto en familia azul, con muerte de futbolista Edy Rafael Vásquez - La Tribuna (Spanish)
External links
- Edy Vásquez at National-Football-Teams.com