Mauricio Fúnez

Mauricio Fúnez
Personal information
Full name José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos
Date of birth (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Honduras
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Independiente 27 (4)
1982–1983 Olimpia 22 (3)
1983–1997 Real España 296 (6)
International career‡
1991–1993 Honduras 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1997
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1997
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fúnez and the second or maternal family name is Barrientos.

José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos (born 10 March 1959), nicknamed El Güicho, is a retired Honduran football midfielder.

Club career

The moustached Fúnez played most of his career for Real España, whom he also skippered,[1] in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He also played for Independiente Villela and C.D. Olimpia.[2]

International career

Fúnez arrived late at the internationals scene, since he only made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Real Espana
C.D. Olimpia

Country

Honduras

References

  1. ^ Güicho Fúnez: “El España está obligado a ganar la final” - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2011-05-30 at the Wayback Machine – 26 May 2011
  3. ^ Mauricio Fúnez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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