Nigel Alberto Zúniga Hontar (born 9 June 1972) is a former Honduran football player who played as a defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Alberto Zúniga Hontar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Tela, Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Platense | ||
| 1992–1994 | Petrotela | ||
| 1995–1997 | Vida | ||
| 1997–1998 | Motagua | ||
| 1998–1999 | Real Maya | ||
| 1999–2000 | Real España | ||
| 2000–2002 | Marathón | 89 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Real España | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Honduras | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2013-7-15 | |||
Club career
editKnown by his powerful left foot and excellent defensive and offensive work, Zúniga has excelled in his career in the Honduran football. He started his career in Platense F.C., moving to C.D. Petrotela, C.D.S. Vida, F.C. Motagua, Real Maya, Real C.D. España and C.D. Marathón.
He managed to be champion with Motagua (1997-98 Apertura) and Marathón (2001-02 Clausura).
International career
editZúniga made his debut for Honduras in a March 1996 friendly match and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2]
His final international was a May 2000 friendly match against Canada.
Retirement
editNow, Zúniga serves as pastor of churches and coach children's soccer teams.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nigel Zuñiga
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Nigel Zúniga: "Fui taxista pero me asaltaron, ahora pastoreo" (interview and profile) Archived 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine - Diez (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Nigel Zúniga at National-Football-Teams.com
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