Juan Carlos Espinoza (Honduran footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Tela, Honduras | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980-1981 | Real España | ||
| 1984-1996 | Olimpia | ||
| 1989 | Alajuelense | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1985-1994 | Honduras | (2) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002A | Olimpia | ||
| 2008A | Olimpia | ||
| 2011C | Olimpia | ||
| 2012A | Real España (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón (born 24 August 1958) is a retired Honduran football player, who most recently was assistant manager of Real España in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.
Club career
He started his career at Real España but spent the majority of his career with Olimpia. He also had a short stint at Costa Rican side Alajuelense.[1] He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Eugenio Dolmo Flores, Danilo Galindo and his brother Nahúm Espinoza in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988.[2]
International career
Espinoza made his debut for Honduras in the 1980s and has earned at least 14 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification match[3] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 1991[5] and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6] In the 1991 Gold Cup Final, he missed the decisive penalty.[7]
His final international was a December 1994 friendly match against the United States, a game in which his brother Nahún made his international debut.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 1991 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibas, Costa Rica |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup[8] |
| 2. | 28 June 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Canada | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Managerial career
As a manager, he won the 2002 Apertura with Olimpia[9] as well as the 2008 Apertura. In March 2009 he succeeded Colombian Carlos Restrepo at Olimpia.[10]
In September 2012, Juan Carlos was named as assistant to his brother, Nahúm Espinoza, who succeeded Chelato Uclés as manager of Real España[11] while also still being assistant to manager Danilo Tosello at Olimpia.[12]
Personal life
Juan Carlos is the older brother of former international defender Nahúm Espinoza. Their brother Enrique, who died in April 2012, was also a former player of Olimpia.[13]
Honours and awards
Club
- C.D. Olimpia
- Liga Profesional de Honduras (5): 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96
- Honduran Cup: (1): 1995
- CONCACAF Champions League (1): 1988
- C.D. Real Espana
References
- ↑ Costa Rica como destino - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ (Spanish)
- ↑ Juan Carlos Espinoza – FIFA competition record
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Copa Oro 1991 - Fútbol de Honduras
- ↑ Copa UNCAF - Fútbol de Honduras
- ↑ Historia del Club Olimpia - Club Olimpa (Spanish)
- ↑ Juan Carlos Espinoza, nuevo técnico del Olimpia - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Nahún Espinoza dirigirá al Real España - El Heraldo (Spanish)
- ↑ Juan Carlos se queda en Olimpia - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza - Diez (Spanish)
External links
- Juan Carlos Espinoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- EL sabroso duelo de dos bancas históricas... - El Heraldo (Spanish)
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