Nerlin Membreño

Nerlin Alexis Membreño Flores (born June 24, 1972 in Tegucigalpa) is a retired Honduran football defender.

Nerlin Membreño
Personal information
Full name Nerlin Alexis Membreño Flores
Date of birth (1972-01-24) January 24, 1972
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Olanchano
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2004 Olimpia
2004–2006 Victoria
2006–2007 Atlético Olanchano
National team‡
1991–2000 Honduras 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2001
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Membreño and the second or maternal family name is Flores.

Club career

After a lengthy spell at Olimpia and a few seasons at Victoria, Membreño finished his career at Atlético Olanchano in Liga Nacional de Honduras.

International career

Membreño made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama[1] and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]

His final international was a March 2000 friendly match against Chile.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 1996Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8–211–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Retirement

After quitting his playing career, he became assistant coach at Olimpia.[4]

References
  1. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Nerlin Membreño – FIFA competition record
  3. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. Nerlim Mebreño “la fortaleza del Olimpia es la defensa” - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
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