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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1958 | ||
| 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) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2013 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Club edit
- C.D. Olimpia
- Liga Profesional de Honduras (5): 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96
- Honduran Cup: (1): 1995
- CONCACAF Champions League (1): 1988
- C.D. Real Espana
References edit
- ^ Costa Rica como destino - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ [1] (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos Espinoza – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Copa Oro 1991 - Fútbol de Honduras
- ^ Copa UNCAF - Fútbol de Honduras
- ^ Historia del Club Olimpia - Club Olimpa (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos Espinoza, nuevo técnico del Olimpia - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Nahún Espinoza dirigirá al Real España - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos se queda en Olimpia Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Juan Carlos Espinoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- EL sabroso duelo de dos bancas históricas... - El Heraldo (in Spanish)