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Nicolás Suazo

Nicolás Suazo

Honduran footballer (born 1965)

Nicolás Suazo Velásquez (born 9 January 1965) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward.

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

Club career

Nicknamed Nicogol[1] because of his prolific goalscoring, Suazo played in Honduras for Independiente, Marathón and Victoria, in Costa Rica for Herediano alongside compatriot Danilo Galindo and for Comunicaciones[2] and USAC in Guatemala.[3]

He scored 48 goals in total in the Honduran National League[4] and still is the most prolific Honduran in de Costa Rican league with 46.[5]

International career

Suazo made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 51 caps, scoring 28 goals. He has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 1991,[7] 1993,[8] and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] He was top goalscorer at the 1993 UNCAF Cup with 5 goals.[11]

His final international was a November 1998 friendly match against El Salvador.

International goals

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Managerial career

After his playing career ended, he has been rather successful as a coach. He won 1 championships in Honduras with C.D. Marathón.

Personal life

His parents are Nicolás Suazo and Josefina Velásquez and he is the brother of footballer David Suazo. He is also Maynor Suazo cousin.

Honours

Player

C.D. Marathón
C.S.D. Comunicaciones
Honduras

Manager

C.D. Marathón

References

  1. [1]
    Nicolás Suazo visitó Diario LA PRENSA - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    Sorpresa a la tica • Luis Marín, Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelación del torneo chapín - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    Hondureño Jerry Palacios al Alajuelense de Costa Rica - Goal (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    Nicolás Suazo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. [7]
    UNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF
  8. [8]
    UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  9. [9]
    UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  10. [10]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. [11]
    Copa Uncaf 1993 - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
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