Juan Carlos Espinoza (Honduran footballer)

For the Chilean footballer, see Juan Carlos Espinoza (Chilean footballer).

Juan Carlos Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón
Date of birth (1958-08-24) 24 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Tela, Honduras
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Real España
1984–1996 Olimpia
1989 Alajuelense 4 (0)
International career‡
1985–1994 Honduras (2)
Managerial career
2002A Olimpia
2008A Olimpia
2011C Olimpia
2012A Real España (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Zerón.

Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón (born 24 August 1958) is a retired Honduran football player, who most recently was assistant manager of Real España in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Club career

He started his career at Real España but spent the majority of his career with Olimpia. He also had a short stint at Costa Rican side Alajuelense.[1] He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Eugenio Dolmo Flores, Danilo Galindo and his brother Nahúm Espinoza in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988.[2]

International career

Espinoza made his debut for Honduras in the 1980s and has earned at least 14 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification match[3] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 1991[5] and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6] In the 1991 Gold Cup Final, he missed the decisive penalty.[7]

His final international was a December 1994 friendly match against the United States, a game in which his brother Nahún made his international debut.[citation needed]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 1991 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibas, Costa Rica  El Salvador 1–0 2–1 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup[8]
2. 28 June 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Canada 2–0 4–2 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

As a manager, he won the 2002 Apertura with Olimpia[9] as well as the 2008 Apertura. In March 2009 he succeeded Colombian Carlos Restrepo at Olimpia.[10]

In September 2012, Juan Carlos was named as assistant to his brother, Nahúm Espinoza, who succeeded Chelato Uclés as manager of Real España[11] while also still being assistant to manager Danilo Tosello at Olimpia.[12]

Personal life

Juan Carlos is the older brother of former international defender Nahúm Espinoza. Their brother Enrique, who died in April 2012, was also a former player of Olimpia.[13]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Olimpia
C.D. Real Espana

References

  1. ^ Costa Rica como destino - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ [1] (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Juan Carlos Espinoza – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. ^ Copa Oro 1991 - Fútbol de Honduras
  8. ^ Copa UNCAF - Fútbol de Honduras
  9. ^ Historia del Club Olimpia - Club Olimpa (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Juan Carlos Espinoza, nuevo técnico del Olimpia - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Nahún Espinoza dirigirá al Real España - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Juan Carlos se queda en Olimpia Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)