Wilmer Cruz

Wilmer Cruz
Personal information
Full nameWilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes
Date of birth18 December 1965
Place of birthSanta Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Honduras Progreso (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1985-1990Real España56(0)
1990–1991Platense28(0)
1991-1994Real España58(0)
1994–1996Motagua42(0)
1997Independiente15(0)
1996-1999Real España15(0)
2000Vida9(0)
2000Savio18(0)
2001Victoria3(0)
2001-2002Savio35(0)
National team
1991–2000Honduras63(0)
Teams managed
2003Savio
2011Atlético Municipal
2011-2012Parrillas One
2012Atlético Municipal
2013-Honduras Progreso
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Paredes.

Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes (born 18 December 1965) is a retired Honduran football player.

Club career

Nicknamed Pájaro (Bird) and Supermán, Cruz played 129 league matches for Real España and also had spells with Platense, Motagua and Savio as well as short stints with Vida, Independiente and Victoria.[1] He played his final league game in January 2001 for Savio against Olimpia.[2]

In September 1999 he was said to be interested to play in Costa Rica but would have to withdraw his candidacy to become mayor of his hometown, Santa Cruz de Yojoa.[3]

International career

Cruz made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1991, 1993,[5] 1995[6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[7] as well as at the 1991,[8] 1993,[9] 1996[10] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11]

His final international was a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

Managerial career

After finishing his playing career with Savio, he became in charge of the team in 2003.[12] In May 2011 he was manager of hometown club Atlético Municipal.[13] Cruz resigned as coach of second division Parrillas One in February 2012.[14] In February 2013 he was named manager of Honduras Progreso,[15] succeeding Gilberto Machado.

References

  1. ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Ismael responde - La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Portero hondureño Wílmer Cruz interesado en jugar con el Saprissa - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Wilmer Cruz – FIFA competition record
  5. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  6. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  7. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  8. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  12. ↑ Atlético Olanchano es de primera - Fútbol de Honduras (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Wilmer Cruz: Los árbitros deciden quiénes son campeones y los que descienden - La Tribuna (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Wilmer Cruz renuncia del Parrillas; asume el argentino Roque Alfaro - La Tribuna (Spanish)
  15. ↑ Wilmer Cruz, nuevo técnico del Honduras de El Progreso - La Prensa (Spanish)

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