Walter Nahún López
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Nahún López Cardenas | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | La Labor, Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 2015 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | La Democracia municipality, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1999 | Platense | ||
| 1999-2001 | BSV Bad Bleiberg | 28 | (0) |
| 2001-2002 | Austria Salzburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2002-2004 | Marathón | ||
| 2004-2007 | Olimpia | ||
| 2007-2008 | Motagua | 12 | (1) |
| 2008-2009 | Platense | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportes Savio | 9 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Peñarol La Mesilla | 21 | (3) |
| 2012 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999-2000 | Honduras U23 | ||
| 2000-2005 | Honduras | 13 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Walter Nahún López Cárdenas (1 September 1977 – 9 August 2015) was a Honduran football player.
Club career
His first game in the Honduran league was on 16 November 1997 wearing the Platense's shirt in La Ceiba against Vida.[1] With Darwin Pacheco, he has been the only Honduran national league footballer from Ocotepeque Department.[2]
He finished his career with Cobán Imperial in the Guatemala's top division.[3]
International career
López made his debut for Honduras in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[4] and played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
His final international was a June 2005 friendly match against Jamaica.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 March 2004 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
Personal life and murder
Nicknamed el General, his mother was Ovidia Cárdenas and he had a brother, Fernando.[6]
López was murdered on 9 August 2015 by gangs at a Guatemalan border with Mexico.[7] Police later stated he was shot outside the Estadio Comunal stadium in La Mesilla, La Democracia municipality, in Guatemala when visiting relatives of his wife Lesly Yamileth.[8] He died moments later at the health center of the municipality.[9]
References
- ↑ "Isamel Responde" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 15 May 2008.
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Cobán Imperial: Debutará López - Guatefutbol
- ↑ Walter Nahún López – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Madre de Walter López: "Dios por qué me llevaste mi hijo" - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Walter López – 9 August 2015
- ↑ Informe Policial: Asesino de Walter López huyó posiblemente a México - Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia - Diez (Spanish)
External links
- Walter Nahún López at National-Football-Teams.com
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