Héctor Medina
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Héctor Orlando Medina Díaz | ||
Date of birth | January 27, 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Trujillo, Honduras | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998-1999 | Olimpia | ||
2001-2003 | Universidad | ||
2003-2005 | Real España | ||
2005-2008 | Vida | ||
2008 | Unión Ájax | ||
2009-2010 | Real Juventud | ||
National team‡ | |||
1998-2006 | Honduras | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007. |
Héctor Orlando Medina Díaz (born January 27, 1975 in Trujillo) is a retired Honduran football goalkeeper.
Club career
Nicknamed 'La Figura', Medina played for Olimpia,Broncos, Universidad, Real España and Vida in the Honduran National League. He was sold along with Camilo Bonilla, Modesto Rodas, Walter Argueta and Jeffrey Brooks from Vida[1] to Honduran Second Division outfit Unión Ájax due to a financial crisis in Vida. He then had another two seasons at Real Juventud.
International career
Medina made his debut for Honduras in a November 1998 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
His final international was a February 2006 friendly match against China.
Retirement
In October 2010 he became goalkeeper coach at the Honduras U-17 national team.[3] In July 2011 Medina was announced as goalkeeper coach at Atlético Choloma[4] but was dismissed in February 2013.[5]
References
- ↑ Confirman primeras separaciones en el Vida - Fútbol de Honduras (Spanish)
- ↑ Héctor Medina – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Héctor Medina: El portero es el jugador más importante - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Choloma contrata a Héctor Medina - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ La salida de Héctor Medina fue decisión de Edwin Pavón - La Tribuna (Spanish)
External links
- Héctor Medina at National-Football-Teams.com