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Juan Carlos Espinoza (Honduran footballer)

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Juan Carlos Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón
Date of birth (1958-08-24) 24 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Tela, Honduras
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Real España
1984–1996 Olimpia
1989 Alajuelense 4 (0)
International career
1985–1994 Honduras (2)
Managerial career
2002A Olimpia
2008A Olimpia
2011C Olimpia
2012A Real España (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2013

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

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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

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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.[citation needed]

International goals

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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C.D. Olimpia
C.D. Real Espana

References

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  1. ^ Costa Rica como destino - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ [1] (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Juan Carlos EspinozaFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. ^ Copa Oro 1991 - Fútbol de Honduras
  8. ^ Copa UNCAF - Fútbol de Honduras
  9. ^ Historia del Club Olimpia - Club Olimpa (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Juan Carlos Espinoza, nuevo técnico del Olimpia - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Nahún Espinoza dirigirá al Real España - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Juan Carlos se queda en Olimpia Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
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