Milton Núñez

Milton Omar Núñez García (born October 30, 1972) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Victoria.

For the Colombian boxer, see Milton Nunez (boxer).
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 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Deportes Progreseño
1993 Real España 12 (0)
1994–1998 Comunicaciones 77 (16)
1998–1999 Nacional 40 (15)
1999–2000 PAOK 10 (0)
2000–2001 Sunderland 1 (0)
2001 Nacional 17 (4)
2002 Comunicaciones
2002 Pachuca 18 (2)
2003–2004 Necaxa 28 (2)
2004–2005 Marathón 32 (9)
2005 Comunicaciones 11 (2)
2006–2007 Real España 41 (11)
2007–2008 Olimpia 24 (5)
2008–2009 Marathón 26 (7)
2009 Jalapa 16 (3)
2010 Universidad SC 22 (6)
2010–2011 Comunicaciones
2011–2017 Universidad SC
2018–2019 Deportivo Ayutla
2019– Victoria
National team
1994–2008 Honduras[3] 86 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is García.

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

Club career

Early career

Born in Sambo Creek, Honduras, Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras with Deportes Progreseño and Real España before moving abroad to play for Guatemalan side Comunicaciones and for Uruguayan club Nacional.

PAOK

In 1999, Nuñez joined Greek club PAOK.

Sunderland

In March 2000, Nuñez signed for Premier League side Sunderland. The transfer fee paid to former club Nacional was reported as £1.6 million plus a possible further £1 million in bonuses.[4]

One 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. Núñez himself claimed in an interview that Sunderland had thought that Valencia and Nunez's international team-mate Eduardo Bennett, both of whom were a similar height and build, were the same player, and had watched both of them play for PAOK and Honduras respectively assuming they had seen the same player twice. In the confusion, they had ended up signing Núñez by mistake, with the diminutive forward being the only Honduran player at PAOK.[5] Sunderland later went to court over the transfer as Nunez was owned by Uruguayan third tier team Uruguay Montevideo at the time of his move to Wearside, although he never played for them.[6][7] Nunez stayed in England for two years before returning to Nacional, after playing just once for Sunderland against Wimbledon in the league[8] and Luton Town in the League Cup.[9] He later played for Pachuca and Necaxa.

Back in Honduras

Núñez returned to his native Honduras in 2004 and he signed for Olimpia in summer 2007[10] and in June 2008 he rejoined Marathón[11] before moving abroad again.

Guatemala

In 2009, Núñez crossed the border to play for Guatemalan side Jalapa[12] and then joined USAC for the 2010 Clausura championship, along with Selvin Motta and former national team goalkeeper Paulo César Motta.[13] In June 2010, he rejoined Comunicaciones[14] before joining Universidad SC the following year.

In February 2013, a historic fine was imposed on a Guatemalan football club after fans of Heredia racially abused USAC's black striker Núñez.[15]

Núñez left USAC in 2017 before joining third tier team Deportivo Ayutla in September 2018.[16]

Victoria

In June 2019, Nunez signed a contract with Victoria, where he would play alongside his son, also named Milton.[17]

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[18] and played at the 1995,[19] 1997,[20] 1999,[21] 2001,[22]2003[23] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups[24] as well as at the 1996,[25] 2000[26] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[27]

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

Personal life

Nuñez received the nickname Tyson due to his resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.[28]

Career statistics

Club

Sources: [1]

International goals

Source: [3]

#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

Comunicaciones

Nacional

Marathón

Real Espana

Olimpia

Country

Honduras

Individual

References
  1. "Milton Núñez". National Football Teams. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. "Milton Nuñez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. "Milton Omar Núñez - Goals in International Matches". The RSSSF Archive. November 3, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  4. "Sunderland top transfer deadline deals". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. March 23, 2000. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  6. "Nunez compensation".
  7. Move in sight for Nunez
  8. "Sunderland 2 Wimbledon 1". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  9. "Luton 1 Sunderland 2 (Agg 1-5)". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  10. Llegó el nuevo refuerzo albo Archived April 12, 2013, at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  11. Novedad en Marathón son tres refuerzos Archived April 12, 2013, at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  12. "Tyson" Núñez pasa al Jalapa de Guatemala Archived April 12, 2013, at Archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  13. Selvin Motta, Milton Núñez y Paulo Motta están felices en la U Archived February 16, 2010, at Archive.today - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  14. Milton Omar "Tyson" Núñez García refuerzo crema Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Radio Emisoras Unidas (in Spanish)
  15. FIFPro disturbed by racist abuse of Milton Núñez - FIFPRO
  16. Milton “Tyson» Núñez Confirma Que Jugará En El Ayutla De Guatemala
  17. “Tyson” Núñez y su hijo buscarán el ascenso con Victoria
  18. Milton Núñez – FIFA competition record
  19. UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  20. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  21. UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  22. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  23. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  24. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived April 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  25. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  26. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  27. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  28. Ramos, Ismael (December 31, 2008). "Desafíe a Ismael". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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