Nahúm Espinoza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Tela,[1] Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia (Head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | Real España | 109 | (6) |
| 1988–2000 | Olimpia | 247 | (31) |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Honduras | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Olimpia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Platense | ||
| 2009–2010 | Vida (technical advisor) | ||
| 2011 | Victoria | ||
| 2012 | UPNFM | ||
| 2012 | Real España | ||
| 2015 | Xelajú MC | ||
| 2018–2019 | Olimpia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón (born 14 August 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and football manager, who currently is in charge of Club Deportivo Olimpia.[2]
Club career[edit]
He started his career at Real España and also had a lengthy spell with Olimpia, winning 5 league titles. He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Eugenio Dolmo Flores, Danilo Galindo and his brother Juan Carlos Espinoza in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988[3]
International career[edit]
Espinoza made his debut for Honduras in a December 1994 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a late substitute for Mario Peri. It proved to be his sole international game.
Managerial career[edit]
He has coached Platense and Olimpia, with whom he won three consecutive titles.[4] He also was technical advisor at Vida[5] and shortly manager of Victoria[6] and Second Division side UPNFM.[7]
In September 2012, Espinoza succeeded Chelato Uclés as manager of Real España, with his brother Juan Carlos named as his assistant.[8] He however announced in November 2012 to leave the club after the season.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Nahún is the younger brother of former international midfielder Juan Carlos Espinoza. Their brother Enrique, who died in April 2012, was also a former player of Olimpia.[10]
Honours and awards[edit]
Club[edit]
- C.D. Olimpia
- Liga Profesional de Honduras (5): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99
- Honduran Cup: (2): 1995, 1998
- Honduran Supercup: (1): 1997
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1): 1999, 2000
- CONCACAF Champions League (1): 1988
- C.D. Real Espana
References[edit]
- ^ Nahún Espinoza: “Mi objetivo es que Real España clasifique - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahun Espinoza se convierte en el nuevo entrenador de Olimpia‚ elheraldo.hn, 21 March 2018
- ^ [1] (in Spanish)
- ^ "El tricampeonato es una satisfacción muy grande" - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahún Espinoza será asesor en el Vida - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahún Espinoza amenaza con renunciar del Victoria - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahúm Espinoza presentado como técnico de la UPNFM - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahún Espinoza dirigirá al Real España - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahún Espinoza y sus números rojos en Real España - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Nahúm Espinoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- “Soy muy sentimental”: Nahún Espinoza - Diez (in Spanish)
- Nahún Espinoza: “Este equipo de Tosello puede alcanzar y superar mi récord (Partial biography - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Tela
- Men's association football defenders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- Real C.D. España players
- C.D. Olimpia players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Honduran football managers
- C.D. Olimpia managers
- Platense F.C. managers
- Real C.D. España managers
- C.S.D. Xelajú MC managers