Wilmer Cruz

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Wilmer Cruz
Personal information
Full name Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes
Date of birth (1965-12-18) 18 December 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Victoria (Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1990 Real España 56 (0)
1990–1991 Platense 28 (0)
1991–1994 Real España 58 (0)
1994–1996 Motagua 42 (0)
1997 Independiente 15 (0)
1996–1999 Real España 15 (0)
2000 Vida 9 (0)
2000 Savio 18 (0)
2001 Victoria 3 (0)
2001–2002 Savio 35 (0)
International career
1991–2000 Honduras 63 (0)
Managerial career
2003 Savio
2011 Atlético Municipal
2011–2012 Parrillas One
2012 Atlético Municipal
2014–2015 Honduras Progreso
2016 Juticalpa
2017 Honduras Progreso
2019 Juticalpa
2019- Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes (born 18 December 1965) is a retired Honduran football player. He is currently the manager of Victoria.

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Club career

Nicknamed Pájaro (Bird) and Supermán, Cruz played 129 league matches for Real C.D. España and also had spells with Platense F.C., F.C. Motagua and Deportes Savio as well as short stints with C.D.S. Vida, Independiente Villela and C.D. Victoria. [1] He played his final league game in January 2001 for Savio against Olimpia. [2]

In September 1999, he was said to be interested to play in Costa Rica but would have to withdraw his candidacy to become mayor of his hometown, Santa Cruz de Yojoa. [3]

International career

Cruz made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [4] and played at the 1991, 1993, [5] 1995 [6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups [7] as well as at the 1991, [8] 1993, [9] 1996 [10] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups. [11]

His final international was a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

Managerial career

After finishing his playing career with Savio, he became in charge of the team in 2003. [12] In May 2011, he was manager of hometown club Atlético Municipal. [13] Cruz resigned as coach of second division Parrillas One in February 2012. [14] In February 2013, he was named manager of Honduras Progreso, [15] succeeding Gilberto Machado.

On 19 February 2019, Cruz was once again appointed as manager of Juticalpa. [16]

C.D. Victoria

On 21 May 2019, it was announced that Cruz was named manager of Victoria in the Honduran second division. [17]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Real Espana

Country

Honduras

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References

  1. ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Ismael responde - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Portero hondureño Wílmer Cruz interesado en jugar con el Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Wilmer Cruz – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  6. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  7. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  8. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  12. ↑ Atlético Olanchano es de primera - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Wilmer Cruz: Los árbitros deciden quiénes son campeones y los que descienden - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ Wilmer Cruz renuncia del Parrillas; asume el argentino Roque Alfaro - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ Wilmer Cruz, nuevo técnico del Honduras de El Progreso - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ OFICIAL | Wilmer Cruz es el nuevo entrenador de Juticalpa FC, oncenoticias.hn, 19 February 2019
  17. ↑ "Oficial: Wilmer Cruz es nuevo técnico del Victoria de la Liga de Ascenso". www.diez.hn. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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