Milton Núñez

Milton Núñez
Personal information
Full name Milton Omar Núñez García
Date of birth (1972-10-30) October 30, 1972
Place of birth Sambo Creek, Honduras
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Deportivo Progreseño
1993 Real España 12 (0)
1994–1998 Comunicaciones 77 (16)
1998–1999 Nacional 40 (15)
1999 PAOK 5 (0)
1999–2001 Sunderland 1 (0)
2001 Nacional 17 (4)
2002 Comunicaciones
2002 Pachuca 18 (2)
2003–2004 Necaxa 40 (2)
2004–2005 Marathón 32 (9)
2005 Comunicaciones 11 (2)
2006–2007 Real España 41 (11)
2007–2008 Olimpia 24 (5)
2008–2009 Marathón 35 (8)
2009 Jalapa 16 (3)
2010 Universidad SC 22 (6)
2010–2011 Comunicaciones
2011–2016 Universidad SC
National team‡
1994–2008 Honduras[1] 86 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2008

Milton Omar Núñez García (born October 30, 1972 in Sambo Creek, Honduras), aka Tyson is a Honduran football player who currently plays in Guatemala.

Early life

Nicknamed Tyson due to his resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson,[2] Milton Nuñez was born Milton Omar Nuñez García, to a hard-working family consisting of 8 siblings: Milton, his brother Luis, his sister Ana, his sister Karina, his brother Orlin, and his late brother Walter (1975–2010). Due to heavy alcoholism, Milton's father died when Milton was only 10 years old. He always played with his brothers in the alleys of San Salvador where he grew up.

Club career

Nuñez only played a few seasons in the Honduran league before moving abroad to play in Guatemala and for Nacional in Uruguay. He then briefly appeared for PAOK in the Superleague Greece and for Sunderland in the Premier League.

PAOK

PAOK signed him in 1999 for a huge for his playing value price of €3 million, after being approved by the great scouting eye of former PAOK scout and player, Stavros Sarafis. He was a failure as a transfer, and was then transferred for a fee of £1,6 million to Sunderland.[3]

Sunderland

Núñez is now somewhat a cult hero for Sunderland, due to his small size and only one appearance. Perhaps the most popular theory surrounding his signing is that Peter Reid, who was the manager when Núñez was brought to the Stadium of Light, thought that he had signed Núñez's strike partner at PAOK, Adolfo Valencia, and not Núñez himself. Another theory, which seems untrue but is still often repeated[4][5] is that Nunez was in fact playing for a Uruguayan 3rd division team with a similar name to Nacional, something which later led to a lawsuit from Sunderland. Nunez stayed in England for 2 years before returning to Nacional, after playing just once for Sunderland against Wimbledon in the league[6] and Luton Town in the League Cup.[7]

He returned to Nacional and then had a couple of seasons in Mexico.

Back in Honduras

Núñez returned to his native Honduras in 2004 and he signed for Olimpia in summer 2007[8] and in June 2008 he rejoined Marathón[9] before moving abroad again.

Guatemala

In 2009, Núñez crossed the border to play for Guatemalan side Jalapa[10] and then joined USAC for the 2010 Clausura championship, along with Selvin Motta and former national team goalkeeper Paulo César Motta.[11] In June 2010, he rejoined Comunicaciones.[12]

In February 2013, a historic fine was imposed on a Guatemalan football club after fans of Heredia racially abused USAC's black striker Núñez.[13]


International career

Tyson made his debut for Honduras in a May 1994 Miami Cup match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 86 caps, scoring 33 goals, making him third on Honduras' national team's all-time goalscorers list.

He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[14] and played at the 1995,[15] 1997,[16] 1999,[17] 2001,[18]2003[19] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups[20] as well as at the 1996,[21] 2000[22] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[23]

His final international was an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.May 5, 1994Miami, United States Peru2-1WinMiami Cup
2.December 3, 1995Santa Ana, El Salvador Guatemala2-0WinUNCAF Nations Cup 1995
3.December 10, 1995San Salvador, El Salvador Guatemala3-0WinUNCAF Nations Cup 1995
4.March 6, 1996Miami, United States Colombia1-2LossFriendly
5.November 17, 1996San Pedro Sula, Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11-3WinWorld Cup 1998 Qualifier
6.November 17, 1996San Pedro Sula, Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11-3WinWorld Cup 1998 Qualifier
7.April 18, 1997Guatemala City, Guatemala El Salvador3-0WinUNCAF Nations Cup 1997
8.March 17, 1999San José, Costa Rica Belize5-1WinUNCAF Nations Cup 1999
9.March 24, 1999San José, Costa Rica El Salvador3-1WinUNCAF Nations Cup 1999
10.March 24, 1999San José, Costa Rica El Salvador3-1WinUNCAF Nations Cup 1999
11.February 9, 2000San Pedro Sula, Honduras El Salvador5-1WinFriendly
12.February 9, 2000San Pedro Sula, Honduras El Salvador5-1WinFriendly
13.February 16, 2000Miami, United States Colombia2-0Win2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.March 4, 2000San Pedro Sula, Honduras Nicaragua3-0WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
15.May 7, 2000Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama3-1WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
16.June 3, 2000San Pedro Sula, Honduras Haiti4-0WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
17.June 17, 2000Port au Prince, Haiti Haiti3-1WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
18.February 28, 2001San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica2-2TieWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
19.May 23, 2001San Pedro Sula, Honduras Panama1-2LossUNCAF Nations Cup 2001
20.May 25, 2001Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nicaragua10-2WinUNCAF Nations Cup 2001
21.May 25, 2001Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nicaragua10-2WinUNCAF Nations Cup 2001
22.September 1, 2001Washington DC, United States United States3-2WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
23.September 1, 2001Washington DC, United States United States3-2WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
24.September 5, 2001Tegucigalpa, Honduras Jamaica1-0WinWorld Cup 2002 Qualifier
25.November 20, 2002San Pedro Sula, Honduras Colombia1-0WinFriendly
26.March 31, 2004Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica2-2TieFriendly
27.February 19, 2005Guatemala City, Guatemala Nicaragua5-1WinUNCAF Nations Cup 2005
28.February 19, 2005Guatemala City, Guatemala Nicaragua5-1WinUNCAF Nations Cup 2005
29.February 21, 2005Guatemala City, Guatemala Belize4-0WinUNCAF Nations Cup 2005
30.February 21, 2005Guatemala City, Guatemala Belize4-0WinUNCAF Nations Cup 2005
31.February 27, 2005Guatemala City, Guatemala Costa Rica1-1TieUNCAF Nations Cup 2005
32.July 16, 2005Foxboro, United States Costa Rica3-2Win2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33.October 7, 2006Fort Lauderdale, United States Guatemala3-2WinFriendly

Honours and awards

Club

C.S.D. Comunicaciones
Club Nacional de Football
C.D. Marathón
CD Real Espana
CD Olimpia

Country

Honduras

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Milton Omar Núñez - Goals in International Matches". The RSSSF Archive. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  2. ↑ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Sunderland top transfer deadline deals". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Nunez compensation".
  5. ↑ "Worst Premier strikers".
  6. ↑ "Sunderland 2 Wimbledon 1". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Luton 1 Sunderland 2 (Agg 1-5)". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Llegó el nuevo refuerzo albo Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.is - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Novedad en Marathón son tres refuerzos Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.is - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ "Tyson" Núñez pasa al Jalapa de Guatemala Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.is - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Selvin Motta, Milton Núñez y Paulo Motta están felices en la U Archived 2010-02-16 at Archive.is - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Milton Omar "Tyson" Núñez García refuerzo crema Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. - Radio Emisoras Unidas (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ FIFPro disturbed by racist abuse of Milton Núñez - FIFPRO
  14. ↑ Milton Núñez – FIFA competition record (archive)
  15. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. - RSSSF
  16. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  17. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  18. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. - RSSSF
  19. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite - RSSSF
  20. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite - RSSSF
  21. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. - RSSSF
  22. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  23. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. - RSSSF
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