Wilmer Cruz
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes | ||
Date of birth | 18 December 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Honduras Progreso (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985-1990 | Real España | 56 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Platense | 28 | (0) |
1991-1994 | Real España | 58 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Motagua | 42 | (0) |
1997 | Independiente | 15 | (0) |
1996-1999 | Real España | 15 | (0) |
2000 | Vida | 9 | (0) |
2000 | Savio | 18 | (0) |
2001 | Victoria | 3 | (0) |
2001-2002 | Savio | 35 | (0) |
International career | |||
1991–2000 | Honduras | 63 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | Savio | ||
2011 | Atlético Municipal | ||
2011-2012 | Parrillas One | ||
2012 | Atlético Municipal | ||
2013- | Honduras Progreso | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes (born 18 December 1965) is a retired Honduran football player.
Club career
Nicknamed Pájaro (Bird) and Supermán, Cruz played 129 league matches for Real España and also had spells with Platense, Motagua and Savio as well as short stints with Vida, Independiente and Victoria.[1] He played his final league game in January 2001 for Savio against Olimpia.[2]
In September 1999 he was said to be interested to play in Costa Rica but would have to withdraw his candidacy to become mayor of his hometown, Santa Cruz de Yojoa.[3]
International career
Cruz made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1991, 1993,[5] 1995[6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[7] as well as at the 1991,[8] 1993,[9] 1996[10] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11]
His final international was a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.
Managerial career
After finishing his playing career with Savio, he became in charge of the team in 2003.[12] In May 2011 he was manager of hometown club Atlético Municipal.[13] Cruz resigned as coach of second division Parrillas One in February 2012.[14] In February 2013 he was named manager of Honduras Progreso,[15] succeeding Gilberto Machado.
References
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Ismael responde - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Portero hondureño Wílmer Cruz interesado en jugar con el Saprissa - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Wilmer Cruz – FIFA competition record
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Atlético Olanchano es de primera - Fútbol de Honduras (Spanish)
- ↑ Wilmer Cruz: Los árbitros deciden quiénes son campeones y los que descienden - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Wilmer Cruz renuncia del Parrillas; asume el argentino Roque Alfaro - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- ↑ Wilmer Cruz, nuevo técnico del Honduras de El Progreso - La Prensa (Spanish)
External links
- Wilmer Cruz at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Cortés Department
- Association football goalkeepers
- Honduran footballers
- Honduras international footballers
- 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Real C.D. España players
- Platense F.C. players
- C.D. Motagua players
- C.D.S. Vida players
- Deportes Savio players
- C.D. Victoria players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras players
- Honduran football managers
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players