Wilmer Velasquez
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Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972 in San Pedro Sula, Cortés) is a retired Honduran footballer.
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In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top Goalscorers in the World' by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. He made 15 goals with both the Honduras national football team
and his club, Olimpia
, finishing second only behind Brazilian player Adriano Leite Ribeiro
, who scored 18 goals.
Velásquez played in Mexico
without any fortune and returned to Honduras
. He has also played in Chile
and Brazil.
He has won 12 titles of the Honduran League, all of them with Club Deportivo Olimpia
.
Career
Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson CostaDenilson Costa
Denilson Costa is a Brazilian and naturalized Honduran football coach and former player. He is currently the second all time top scorer in the Honduran Liga Nacional and was also the first to reach 150 goals. Now he is a teacher in Honduras.-As a manager:On 6 March 2011, Costa made his...
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In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top Goalscorers in the World' by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. He made 15 goals with both the Honduras national football team
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
and his club, Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...
, finishing second only behind Brazilian player Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...
, who scored 18 goals.
Velásquez played in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
without any fortune and returned to Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. He has also played in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Brazil.
He has won 12 titles of the Honduran League, all of them with Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...
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International goals
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| 1. | December 11, 1994 | Fullerton Fullerton -Locations:Australia* Fullerton Cove, New South WalesCanada* Cape Fullerton, NunavutUnited States* Fullerton, California, a city in Orange County... , United States |
1-1 | Win | Friendly | |
| 2. | April 16, 1997 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 | |
| 3. | April 16, 1997 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 | |
| 4. | April 16, 1997 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 | |
| 5. | April 16, 1997 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 | |
| 6. | April 18, 1997 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
3-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 | |
| 7. | April 18, 1997 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
3-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 | |
| 8. | January 21, 1998 | Nicoya Nicoya Nicoya is a town in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province, and one of its most important tourist zones. It serves as a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks. According to the 2000 census, the city's population was 13,334—second only to Liberia in the province... , Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
4-1 | Win | Friendly | |
| 9. | January 21, 1998 | Nicoya Nicoya Nicoya is a town in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province, and one of its most important tourist zones. It serves as a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks. According to the 2000 census, the city's population was 13,334—second only to Liberia in the province... , Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
4-1 | Win | Friendly | |
| 10. | January 29, 1998 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... , El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... |
1-1 | Tie | Friendly | |
| 11. | November 17, 1999 | Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
3-2 | Win | Friendly | |
| 12. | March 8, 2000 | Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains... , Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
3-1 | Win | Friendly | |
| 13. | November 14, 2000 | Kingston, Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... |
7-0 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF Zone ran from March 2000 to November 2001 in order to determine the three CONCACAF representatives at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.... |
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| 14. | April 25, 2003 | Fort-de-France Fort-de-France Fort-de-France is the capital of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. Exports include sugar, rum, tinned fruit, and cacao.-Geography:... , Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados... |
2-0 | Win | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean .... |
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| 15. | April 27, 2003 | Fort-de-France Fort-de-France Fort-de-France is the capital of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. Exports include sugar, rum, tinned fruit, and cacao.-Geography:... , Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados... |
4-2 | Win | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean .... |
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| 16. | June 7, 2003 | Miami, United States | 1-2 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 17. | June 29, 2003 | Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
1-1 | Tie | Friendly | |
| 18. | February 19, 2005 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
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| 19. | February 19, 2005 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
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| 20. | February 19, 2005 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
5-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
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| 21. | February 21, 2005 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
4-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
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| 22. | February 23, 2005 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
1-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
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| 23. | February 25, 2005 | Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
1-0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
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| 24. | July 2, 2005 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , Canada |
2-1 | Win | Friendly | |
| 25. | July 10, 2005 | Miami, United States | 2-1 | Win | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament... |
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| 25. | July 16, 2005 | Foxboro Foxboro Foxboro or Foxborough may refer to:Places*Foxborough, Massachusetts, a town in Norfolk County** Foxboro *Foxboro, Ontario, a community in Hastings County*Foxboro, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Douglas CountyOther... , United States |
3-2 | Win | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament... |
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| 26. | September 7, 2005 | Miyagi Miyagi -Places:* Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 47 major divisions of Japan* Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004-People:* Michio Miyagi , Japanese koto musician* Chōjun Miyagi , Japanese martial artist... , Japan |
4-5 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 27. | September 7, 2005 | Miyagi Miyagi -Places:* Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 47 major divisions of Japan* Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004-People:* Michio Miyagi , Japanese koto musician* Chōjun Miyagi , Japanese martial artist... , Japan |
4-5 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 28. | September 7, 2005 | Miyagi Miyagi -Places:* Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 47 major divisions of Japan* Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004-People:* Michio Miyagi , Japanese koto musician* Chōjun Miyagi , Japanese martial artist... , Japan |
4-5 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 29. | February 15, 2007 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... , El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... |
9-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 -Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto... |
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| 30. | February 15, 2007 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... , El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... |
9-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 -Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto... |
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| 31. | February 15, 2007 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... , El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... |
9-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 -Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto... |
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| 32. | February 15, 2007 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... , El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... |
9-1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 -Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto... |