Nery Medina
Personal information
Full name Nery Olvin Medina Norales
Date of birth (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Santa Rosa de Aguán, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Rightback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Motagua (5)
2005–2006 Municipal Valencia
2006–2010 Real España
2010–2012 Necaxa
2012–2013 Motagua 37 (5)
International career‡
1994 Honduras U-20 (1)
2003– Honduras 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2013

Nery Olvin Medina Norales (born 5 August 1981) is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as right back for F.C. Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Club career

Nicknamed el Flash,[1] Medina started his career at F.C. Motagua with whom he won one league title[2] and also played for Municipal Valencia and Real España, whom he left in June 2010.[3]

Necaxa

On 8 August 2010, Medina made his debut in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras for C.D. Necaxa against F.C. Motagua in a 3–0 win. He scored his first goal on 23 January 2011 against Real C.D. España in a 2–1 win. Up to November 2011, he had scored 21 goals in Honduran football.[4]

He rejoined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season.[5]

International career

Medina made his debut for Honduras in an October 2003 friendly match against Bolivia and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His final international was a July 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against the USA.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 July 2013 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, USA  United States 1–2 1–3 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

  1. ^ Nery Medina quiere más goles - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Nery Medina, el amuleto de los clásicos... - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Nery Medina jugará en Guanacaste “tico” - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Nery Medina, el próximo refuerzo azul - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF

External links

Honduras squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists
Honduras squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists
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