Walter Nahún López Cárdenas (1 September 1977 – 9 August 2015) was a Honduran football player.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 76 | (5) |
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Honduras U23 | ||
| 2000–2005 | Honduras | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHis first game in the Honduran league was on 16 November 1997 wearing the Platense 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
editLópez 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
edit- 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
editNicknamed 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
edit- ^ "Isamel Responde". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). 15 May 2008.
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Cobán Imperial: Debutará López Archived 19 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Guatefutbol
- ^ Walter López – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details – RSSSF
- ^ Madre de Walter López: "Dios por qué me llevaste mi hijo" – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Walter López – 9 August 2015
- ^ Informe Policial: Asesino de Walter López huyó posiblemente a México – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – Diez (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Walter López at National-Football-Teams.com
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