Nicolás Suazo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Suazo Velásquez | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 1965 | ||
Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1989 | Independiente Villela | ||
1989–1995 | Marathón | 95 | (42) |
1994–1996 | Herediano | 84 | (43) |
1997–1999 | Comunicaciones | (10) | |
1999 | USAC | ||
2000 | Victoria | (6) | |
International career‡ | |||
1991–1998 | Honduras | 51 | (28) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2005 | Marathón | ||
2009–2011 | Marathón | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2000 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 1996 |
Nicolás Suazo Velásquez (born 9 January 1965) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward.
Club career[edit]
Nicknamed Nicogol[1] because of his prolific goalscoring, Suazo played in Honduras for Independiente, Marathón and Victoria, in Costa Rica for Herediano alongside compatriot Danilo Galindo and for Comunicaciones[2] and USAC in Guatemala.[3]
He scored 48 goals in total in the Honduran National League[4] and still is the most prolific Honduran in de Costa Rican league with 46.[5]
International career[edit]
Suazo made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 51 caps, scoring 28 goals. He has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 1991,[7] 1993,[8] and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] He was top goalscorer at the 1993 UNCAF Cup with 5 goals.[11]
His final international was a November 1998 friendly match against El Salvador.
International goals[edit]
Managerial career[edit]
After his playing career ended, he has been rather successful as a coach. He won 1 championships in Honduras with C.D. Marathón.
Personal life[edit]
His parents are Nicolás Suazo and Josefina Velásquez and he is the brother of footballer David Suazo. He is also Maynor Suazo cousin.
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- C.D. Marathón
- Honduran Cup: (1): 1994
- C.S.D. Comunicaciones
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (1): 1997–98
- Honduras
- Copa Centroamericana (2): 1993, 1995
Manager[edit]
- C.D. Marathón
References[edit]
- ^ Nicolás Suazo visitó Diario LA PRENSA - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Sorpresa a la tica • Luis Marín, Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelación del torneo chapín - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Hondureño Jerry Palacios al Alajuelense de Costa Rica - Goal (in Spanish)
- ^ Nicolás Suazo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Copa Uncaf 1993 - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Nicolás Suazo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nicolás Suazo at FootballDatabase.eu
- El ex florense Nicolás Suazo habla con LA PRENSA LIBRE (Interview) - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
- Acciones de jugadores hondureños - Nación (in Spanish)
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San Pedro Sula
- Men's association football forwards
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. Marathón players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Comunicaciones F.C. players
- Universidad SC players
- C.D. Victoria players
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- C.D. Marathón managers
- Honduran football managers