Belizean footballer (born 1971)
Norman Nuñez Pipersburgh (born 12 June 1971) is a Belizean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Belize's best players of all time.[1]
Club career
The much-travelled Nuñez has played for many different teams in his native Belize and had a one-month spell at Honduran side CD Marathón where he broke his foot and never returned to the club. He was 7 times the Belize Premier Football League top goalscorer. He was the outstanding Juventus player when they beat Honduran side Real España 4–1 away in a 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup game, the only team to win a continental CONCACAF match for Belize.[2]
International career
Nicknamed Tilliman,[3] Nuñez made his debut for Belize his country's first FIFA acknowledged competitive game, an UNCAF Cup match against El Salvador in November 1995 and went on to earn a total of 11 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented Belize in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2001[5] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup.[6]
His final international was at that 2005 UNCAF tournament, Belize's third game against Nicaragua.
International goals
- Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first.
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