Honduras

Honduras

Nickname(s)	Catrachos La Bicolor La H
Association	Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Reynaldo Rueda
Captain	Amado Guevara
Most caps	Amado Guevara (109)
Top scorer	Carlos Pavón (46)
Home stadium	Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
FIFA code	HON
FIFA ranking	50
Highest FIFA ranking	20 (September 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking	95 (November 1998)
Elo ranking	42
Highest Elo ranking	23 (September 2001)
Lowest Elo ranking	104 (November 1971)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Guatemala 10 - 1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 Sept, 1921)
Biggest win
Honduras 13 - 0 Nicaragua  (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946)
Biggest defeat
{ Guatemala 10 - 1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 Sept, 1921)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1982)
Best result	Round 1, 1982
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1991)
Best result	Second place, 1991

The Honduras national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. They are a rising power in CONCACAF, an ascent that started with their third place finish in the 2001 Copa América, where they were a late invitee, due to a late withdrawal by Argentina one day prior to kickoff. Also the new pet for the National Team is named El Catrachin.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Copa América 2 Records 3 Fixtures and Results 3.1 Upcoming fixtures 4 Current Squad 4.1 Recent Call-Ups 5 Records versus other nations 5.1 Percentages 6 Notable players 7 Notable coaches 8 Facts 9 External links 10 Titles

History

Honduras qualified for the World Cup finals once, in 1982, getting draws against host Spain and Northern Ireland. Their best finish in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was second in 1991. Honduras won the UNCAF Nations Cup twice, in 1993 and 1995.

The Football War started after a qualifying game for the 1970 World Cup against El Salvador. After massive rioting between the fans, on 14 July 1969, the Salvadoran army launched an attack against Honduras. A cease fire was put in effect six days later.

Copa América

Starting from 1993, CONMEBOL has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship, Copa América. Honduras has taken part as one of the invited teams once as last minute replacement in 2001 because Argentina dropped out one day before kickoff. The team arrived with barely enough players after the tournament started and only a few hours before its first game. Despite the odds, Honduras progressed onto the quarter-final stage where they faced and defeated a less than full-strength Brazil.

Records

FIFA World Cup
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1930 - 1978	Did Not Qualify
1982	3	0	2	1	2	3	2	-1	Group phase
1986 - 2006	Did Not Qualify
2010	TBD
TOTALS	3	0	2	1	2	3	2	-1	-
CONCACAF Gold Cup
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1991	5	3	2	0	12	3	8	+9	2nd
1993	3	1	0	2	6	5	2	+1	Group phase
1996	2	0	0	2	1	8	0	-7	Group phase
1998	2	0	0	2	1	5	0	-4	Group phase
2000	3	2	0	1	7	5	6	+2	Quarterfinals
2002	Did Not Qualify
2003	2	0	1	1	1	2	1	-1	Group phase
2005	5	3	1	1	8	6	10	+2	3rd
2007	4	2	0	2	10	6	6	+4	Quarterfinals
2009	TBD
TOTALS	26	11	4	11	46	40	33	+6	-
UNCAF Nations Cup
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1991	5	2	1	2	5	5	5	0	2nd
1993	3	3	0	0	7	0	6	+7	Champions
1995	4	3	1	0	8	1	10	+7	Champions
1997	5	2	1	2	8	5	7	+3	4th
1999	5	4	0	1	11	5	12	+6	3rd
2001	3	1	1	1	12	5	4	+7	Group phase
2003	5	1	1	3	4	5	4	-1	4th
2005	5	3	2	0	12	3	11	+9	2nd
2007	3	1	1	1	11	5	4	+6	5th
2009	TBD
TOTALS	38	20	8	10	78	34	63	+44	-
CONMEBOL America Cup
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1916 - 1999	Uninvited
2001	6	3	1	2	7	5	7	+2	3rd
2004 - 2007	Uninvited
TOTALS	6	3	1	2	7	5	7	+2	-
Pan American Games
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1951 - 1987	Did Not Qualify
1991	5	1	1	3	6	11	3	-5	4th
1995	6	1	2	3	8	10	5	-2	4th
1999	6	5	0	1	13	6	15	+7	2nd
2003	Did Not Qualify
2007	3	1	0	2	4	7	3	-3	Group phase
2011	TBD
TOTALS	20	8	3	9	31	34	26	-3	-
Central American and Caribbean Games
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1930	5	2	0	3	9	22	4	-13	3rd
1935	5	1	1	3	6	20	3	-14	5th
1938 - 1946	Didn't participate
1950	6	3	0	3	7	6	6	+1	3rd
1954 - 1982	Didn't participate
1986	5	4	1	0	7	1	9	+6	2nd
1990 - 1998	Didn't participate
2002	3	1	0	2	4	5	3	-1	Quarterfinals
2006	7	5	0	2	16	8	15	+8	4th
2010	TBD
TOTALS	31	16	2	13	49	62	40	-13	-
Central American Games
YEAR	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-	FINISH
1973 - 1977	Did Not Qualify
1986	3	2	0	1	6	1	4	+5	2nd
1990	4	3	0	1	8	2	6	+6	Champions
1994	3	3	0	0	16	4	9	+12	Champions
1997	4	2	1	1	6	3	7	+3	3rd
2001	6	4	1	1	9	5	13	+4	2nd
2005	Canceled
2009	TBD
TOTALS	20	14	2	4	45	15	39	+30	-

Fixtures and Results

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Scorers
10 September 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	2:0	Jamaica	R. Núñez 60', Guevara 73 (pen)'
6 September 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	Montreal	Canada	1:2	Honduras	R. Núñez 47',56'
20 August 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	Mexico City	Mexico	2:1	Honduras	de León 37'
June 14, 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	Bayamon	Puerto Rico	2:2	Honduras	D. Suazo 23', Palacios 52'
June 7, 2008	Friendly	La Ceiba	Honduras	3:1	Haiti	W. Martínez 21', D. Suazo 56', Guevara 63'
June 4, 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	4:0	Puerto Rico	León 25', Palacios 51', D. Suazo 52', 90+2'
May 30, 2008	Friendly	Fort Lauderdale	Venezuela	1:1	Honduras	Mendoza 1'
22 May 2008	Friendly	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	2:0	Belize	V. Bernárdez (pen) 3', Welcome 11'
26 March 2008	Friendly	Fort Lauderdale	Colombia	1:2	Honduras	D. Suazo 19', Thomas 63'
6 February 2008	Friendly	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	2:0	Paraguay	Guevara 49' (pen), Costly 55'
17 November 2007	Friendly	Miami Gardens	Guatemala	0:1	Honduras	W. Martínez 19'
14 October 2007	Friendly	Tegucigalpa	Honduras	1:0	Panama	W. Martínez 56'
12 September 2007	Friendly	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	2:1	Ecuador	León 75', D. Suazo 81'
9 September 2007	Friendly	Hartford	Costa Rica	0:0	Honduras

Upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Away Team
15 October 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	Kingston	Jamaica	Honduras
19 November 2008	2010 World Cup Qualifier	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	Mexico

Current Squad

Team that was called up for games against Canada and Jamaica. Caps and goals current as of October 11, 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK John Alston Bodden October 30, 1981 4 0 CD Victoria 18 GK Noel Valladares May 3, 1977 50 0 CD Olimpia GK Victor Coello April 10, 1974 30 0 CD Marathón 2 DF Emilio Izaguirre October 5, 1986 21 1 CD Motagua 3 DF Maynor Figueroa May 2, 1983 55 2 Wigan Athletic F.C. 5 DF Víctor Bernárdez May 14, 1982 31 2 CD Motagua 6 DF Sergio Mendoza May 23, 1981 41 1 CD Olimpia 14 DF Oscar Bonieck Garcia September 4, 1984 32 0 CD Olimpia 2 DF Osman Chávez July 29, 1984 6 0 CD Platense 4 MF Miguel Castillo December 1, 1986 3 0 CD Motagua 7 MF Amado Guevara (captain) May 2, 1976 111 23 Toronto FC MF Rigoberto Padilla December 1, 1986 2 0 Hispano FC MF Reynaldo Tilguath August 4, 1979 CD Motagua 8 MF Wilson Palacios July 29, 1984 54 4 Wigan Athletic F.C. 17 MF Danilo Turcios May 8, 1978 63 7 CD Olimpia 4 MF Hendry Thomas February 23, 1985 17 2 CD Olimpia 10 MF Ramón Núñez November 14, 1985 11 3 CD Olimpia 11 FW Milton Núñez November 30, 1972 86 35 CD Marathón 13 FW Carlos Costly July 17, 1982 18 6 GKS Bełchatów FW Carlos Will Mejía September 29, 1983 5 1 CD Marathón 15 FW Walter Martínez March 28, 1982 15 6 Beijing Guoan

Recent Call-Ups

The following players have been called up to the Honduran squad in 07'-08'.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 16 MF Edgar Alvarez January 9, 1980 41 3 Pisa Calcio (v. Jamaica on September 10) MF Marvin Chávez November 3, 1983 5 0 CD Marathón (v. Jamaica on September 10) 9 FW David Suazo November 5, 1979 39 14 Benfica (v. Jamaica on September 10) 15 FW Saul Martínez January 29, 1976 30 13 CD Marathón (v. Jamaica on September 10) 12 MF Iván Guerrero November 30, 1977 74 4 D.C. United (v Mexico on August 20) 10 MF Julio Cesar de Leon September 13, 1983 66 12 Parma F.C. (v Mexico on August 20)} 4 DF Mario Beata October 17, 1974 12 0 CD Marathón (v. Puerto Rico on June 14) 16 FW Allan Lalín January 5, 1981 3 0 Real España (v. Puerto Rico on June 14) GK Kevin Hernández December 21, 1985 2 0 C.A. Bella Vista (v. Haiti on June 7) FW George Welcome March 9, 1985 2 1 CD Motagua (v. Haiti on June 7) DF Astor Henriquez February 26, 1983 9 0 CD Marathón (v. Colombia on March 26) DF Johnny Calderón July 23, 1983 1 0 CD Olimpia (v. Paraguay on February 6) MF Mariano Acevedo March 2, 1983 1 0 CD Marathón (v. Paraguay on February 6) MF Carlos Oliva July 28, 1979 18 3 CD Marathón (v. Paraguay on February 6) FW Mitchel Brown July 16, 1981 1 0 Qingdao Jonoon (v. Paraguay on February 6) FW Melvin Valladares July 14, 1984 3 0 Real España (v. Paraguay on February 6) GK Júnior Morales 0 0 CD Platense GK Donaldo Morales October 13, 1982 2 0 CD Motagua GK Obed Enamorado 0 0 CD Vida DF Samuel Caballero December 24, 1974 64 11 Changchun Yatai DF Erick Norales November 2, 1985 1 0 CD Marathón DF Quiarol Arzú March 3, 1985 0 0 CD Platense DF David Molina March 13, 1988 1 0 CD Motagua DF Óscar Andrés Morales May 12, 1986 0 0 Real España MF Esdras Padilla 0 0 CD Motagua MF Walter Hernández December 28, 1978 12 1 CD Olimpia MF Jorge Claros January 8, 1986 15 1 CD Motagua MF Misael Ruiz December 20, 1986 0 0 CD Platense MF Bany Lozano 0 0 CD Platense MF Mario Rodríguez July 31, 1975 20 0 Real España MF Elkin González September 29, 1980 12 0 Real España MF Maynor Suazo August 10, 1979 28 0 Antalyaspor MF Emil Martínez September 9, 1982 43 2 Shanghai Shenhua MF Mauricio Castro August 11, 1981 4 0 New England Revolution MF Marvin Sánchez November 2, 1986 1 0 CD Platense FW Luis Ramírez November 21, 1977 6 1 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical FW Jairo Martinez May 14, 1978 36 13 CD Motagua FW Carlos Pavón October 9, 1973 78 47 Real España FW Jefferson Bernárdez March 27, 1987 1 0 CD Motagua

Records versus other nations

As of 10 September 2008

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Nation	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
Aruba	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Barbados	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Belize	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9
Bolivia	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1	5
Brazil	5	1	1	3	6	16	-10	4
Canada	16	7	4	5	25	22	+3	25
Chile	4	1	0	3	8	11	-3	3
China PR	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Colombia	11	6	2	3	13	9	+4	20
Costa Rica	49	14	16	19	63	93	-30	58
Cuba	11	4	2	5	16	23	-7	14
Denmark	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1
Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Ecuador	10	2	6	2	10	9	+1	12
El Salvador	48	25	11	12	83	55	+28	85
Finland	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Guatemala	33	12	15	7	38	38	0	51
Haiti	11	8	0	3	26	8	+18	24
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Jamaica	18	10	4	4	38	16	+22	34
Japan	2	0	1	1	7	8	-1	1
Korea Republic	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
Martinique	1	1