Osman Chávez

Osman Danilo Chávez Güity (American Spanish: [ˈozman ˈtʃaβes]; born 29 July 1984 in Santa Fé) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a center back for Honduran club CD Vida.

Osman Chávez
Personal information
Full name Osman Danilo Chávez Güity[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-29) 29 July 1984
Place of birth Santa Fé, Honduras
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 CD Vida
Youth career
Platense Junior
Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Platense 113 (5)
2007–2008 → Motagua (loan) 34 (0)
2010–2014 Wisła Kraków 62 (2)
2014 → Qingdao Jonoon (loan) 26 (1)
2015[2] Platense 17 (2)
2015–2017 Real España 45 (1)
2017– CD Vida 4 (0)
National team‡
2008–2014 Honduras 55 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Güity.

Club career

Chávez began his career at Platense Junior before moving to Platense. He made his professional debut on 7 October 2004 against Municipal Valencia.[3] In 2007–08 he was loaned to F.C. Motagua and after a successful season he returned to Platese after the clubs failed to reach an agreement on a transfer fee.[4] In 2009 Chávez had been on trial with English Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur and Scottish Premier League side Celtic.[5]

On 8 August 2010, Chávez joined Polish team Wisła Kraków.[6] He won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. He was also selected to the Ekstraklasa team of the season by both Canal+ Sport as well as Przegląd Sportowy.[7][8] After the season Chávez signed a new five-year contract with Wisła.[9]

International career

He made his debut for the national side on 6 February 2008 in a friendly against Paraguay. He has represented his country at the 2009[10] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[11] as well as at the 2009[12] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[13]

Chávez was a key figure in Honduras's successful push for qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing in eleven matches.[14][15] At the World Cup he played in all three group stage games. At the 2014 FIFA World cup in Brazil he played one match as a second-half substitute against France national team.

Personal life

He is nicknamed "El Tierno" (The Tender or The newborn).

Honours and awards

Club
F.C. Motagua
Wisła Kraków

Country
Honduras

Statistics
(correct as of 11 November 2014)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Platense 2004–2005 Liga Nacional 200––200
2005–2006 Liga Nacional 331––331
2006–2007 Liga Nacional 191––191
Motagua 2007–2008 Liga Nacional 340–101441
Platense 2008–2009 Liga Nacional 252––252
2009–2010 Liga Nacional 161––161
Wisła Kraków 2010–2011 Ekstraklasa 21020–230
2011–2012 Ekstraklasa 19020120330
2012–2013 Ekstraklasa 18240–222
2013–2014 Ekstraklasa 4000–40
Qingdao Jonoon 2014 China League One 26130–291
Total Plantense1135––1135
Total Wisła Kraków62280120822

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. Platense avanzó, pero sufrió ante el Limeño
  3. Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ""El Tierno" debe volver a Platense". latribuna.hn. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. "Chavez fails to win Celtic deal". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. Chavez na rok w Wiśle Archived 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine wisla.krakow.pl
  7. "Czterech wiślaków w jedenastce sezonu!". wislaportal.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  8. "Gracze Śląska najlepsi według Przeglądu Sportowego". slaskwroclaw.pl. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. "Chavez w Wiśle na kolejne pięć lat". wisla.krakow.pl. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  10. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF
  11. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) – RSSSF
  12. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details – RSSSF
  13. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details – RSSSF
  14. "Osman CHAVEZ". fifa.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  15. Osman Chávez – FIFA competition record
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