Nery Olvin Medina Norales (born 5 August 1981) is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as right back for F.C. Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nery Olvin Medina Norales | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa de Aguán, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Rightback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Motagua | (5) | |
| 2005–2006 | Municipal Valencia | ||
| 2006–2010 | Real España | ||
| 2010–2012 | Necaxa | ||
| 2012–2013 | Motagua | 37 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1994 | Honduras U-20 | (1) | |
| 2003– | Honduras | 15 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2013 | |||
Club career edit
Nicknamed el Flash,[1] Medina started his career at F.C. Motagua with whom he won one league title[2] and also played for Municipal Valencia and Real España, whom he left in June 2010.[3]
Necaxa edit
On 8 August 2010, Medina made his debut in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras for C.D. Necaxa against F.C. Motagua in a 3–0 win. He scored his first goal on 23 January 2011 against Real C.D. España in a 2–1 win. Up to November 2011, he had scored 21 goals in Honduran football.[4]
He rejoined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season.[5]
International career edit
Medina made his debut for Honduras in an October 2003 friendly match against Bolivia and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was a July 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against the USA.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Honduras's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 July 2013 | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, USA |  United States |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
References edit
- ^ Nery Medina quiere más goles - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Nery Medina, el amuleto de los clásicos... - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Nery Medina jugará en Guanacaste “tico” - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Nery Medina, el próximo refuerzo azul - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links edit
- Nery Medina at National-Football-Teams.com