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Milton Núñez

Milton Núñez

Honduran footballer (born 1972)

For the Colombian boxer, see Milton Nunez (boxer).

Milton Omar Núñez García (born 30 October 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is García.

Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras before moving abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala and for Nacional in Uruguay. He then briefly appeared for PAOK in the Superleague Greece and for Sunderland in the Premier League.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sambo Creek, Honduras, Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras with Deportes Progreseño and Real España before moving abroad to play for Guatemalan side Comunicaciones and for Uruguayan club Nacional.

PAOK

In 1999, Nuñez joined Greek club PAOK.

Sunderland

In March 2000, Nuñez signed for Premier League side Sunderland. The transfer fee paid to former club Nacional was reported as £1.6 million plus a possible further £1 million in bonuses.[4]

One theory surrounding his signing is that Peter Reid, who was the manager when Núñez was brought to the Stadium of Light, thought that he had signed Núñez's strike partner at PAOK, Adolfo Valencia, and not Núñez himself. Núñez himself claimed in an interview that Sunderland had thought that Valencia and Nunez's international team-mate Eduardo Bennett, both of whom were of a similar build, were the same player, and had watched both of them play for PAOK and Honduras respectively assuming they had seen the same player twice. In the confusion, they had ended up signing Núñez by mistake, with the diminutive forward being the only Honduran player at PAOK.[5] Sunderland later went to court over the transfer as Nunez was owned by Uruguayan third tier team Uruguay Montevideo at the time of his move to Wearside, although he never played for them.[6][7] Nunez stayed in England for two years before returning to Nacional, after playing just once for Sunderland against Wimbledon in the league[8] and Luton Town in the League Cup.[9] He later played for Pachuca and Necaxa.

Back in Honduras

Núñez returned to his native Honduras in 2004 and he signed for Olimpia in summer 2007[10] and in June 2008 he rejoined Marathón[11] before moving abroad again.

Guatemala

In 2009, Núñez crossed the border to play for Guatemalan side Jalapa[12] and then joined USAC for the 2010 Clausura championship, along with Selvin Motta and former national team goalkeeper Paulo César Motta.[13] In June 2010, he rejoined Comunicaciones[14] before joining Universidad SC the following year.

In February 2013, a historic fine was imposed on a Guatemalan football club after fans of Heredia racially abused USAC's black striker Núñez.[15]

Núñez left USAC in 2017 before joining third tier team Deportivo Ayutla in September 2018.[16]

Victoria

In June 2019, Nunez signed a contract with Victoria, where he would play alongside his son, also named Milton.[17]

International career

Tyson made his debut for Honduras in a May 1994 Miami Cup match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 86 caps, scoring 33 goals, making him third on Honduras' national team's all-time goalscorers list.

He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[18] and played at the 1995,[19] 1997,[20] 1999,[21] 2001,[22]2003[23] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups[24] as well as at the 1996,[25] 2000[26] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[27]

His final international was an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

Personal life

Nuñez received the nickname Tyson due to his resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.[28]

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[1]

International goals

Source:[3]

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Honours and awards

Club

Comunicaciones

Nacional

Marathón

Real Espana

Olimpia

Country

Honduras

Individual

References

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    "Milton Núñez". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Milton Nuñez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Milton Omar Núñez – Goals in International Matches". The RSSSF Archive. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  4. [4]
    "Sunderland top transfer deadline deals". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Tyson Ñúñez cuenta la verdad sobre su fichaje con el Sunderland de Inglaterra".
  6. [6]
    "Nunez compensation".
  7. [7]
    Move in sight for Nunez
  8. [8]
    "Sunderland 2 Wimbledon 1". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Luton 1 Sunderland 2 (Agg 1–5)". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  10. [10]
    Llegó el nuevo refuerzo albo Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  11. [11]
    Novedad en Marathón son tres refuerzos Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  12. [12]
    "Tyson" Núñez pasa al Jalapa de Guatemala Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  13. [13]
    Selvin Motta, Milton Núñez y Paulo Motta están felices en la U Archived 16 February 2010 at archive.today – Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  14. [14]
    Milton Omar "Tyson" Núñez García refuerzo crema Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Radio Emisoras Unidas (in Spanish)
  15. [15]
    FIFPro disturbed by racist abuse of Milton Núñez – FIFPRO
  16. [16]
    Milton “Tyson» Núñez Confirma Que Jugará En El Ayutla De Guatemala
  17. [17]
    “Tyson” Núñez y su hijo buscarán el ascenso con Victoria
  18. [18]
    Milton Núñez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  19. [19]
    UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  20. [20]
    UNCAF Tournament 1997[dead link] – RSSSF
  21. [21]
    UNCAF Tournament 1999 – RSSSF
  22. [22]
    Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  23. [23]
    Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details Archived 26 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  24. [24]
    Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details Archived 2 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  25. [25]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  26. [26]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details – RSSSF
  27. [27]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  28. [28]
    Ramos, Ismael (31 December 2008). "Desafíe a Ismael". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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