In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.

Walter Nahún López Cárdenas (1 September 1977 – 9 August 2015) was a Honduran football player.

Club career

His first game in the Honduran league was on 16 November 1997 wearing the Platense shirt in La Ceiba against Vida.[1] With Darwin Pacheco, he has been the only Honduran national league footballer from Ocotepeque Department.[2]

He finished his career with Cobán Imperial in the Guatemala's top division.[3]

International career

López made his debut for Honduras in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[4] and played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

His final international was a June 2005 friendly match against Jamaica.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 March 2004 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–1 1–2 Friendly match

Personal life and murder

Nicknamed el General, his mother was Ovidia Cárdenas and he had a brother, Fernando.[6]

López was murdered on 9 August 2015 by gangs at a Guatemalan border with Mexico.[7] Police later stated he was shot outside the Estadio Comunal stadium in La Mesilla, La Democracia municipality, in Guatemala when visiting relatives of his wife Lesly Yamileth.[8] He died moments later at the health center of the municipality.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Isamel Responde". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). 15 May 2008.
  2. ^ Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Cobán Imperial: Debutará López Archived 19 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Guatefutbol
  4. ^ Walter López – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details – RSSSF
  6. ^ Madre de Walter López: "Dios por qué me llevaste mi hijo" – Diez (in Spanish)
  7. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Walter López – 9 August 2015
  8. ^ Informe Policial: Asesino de Walter López huyó posiblemente a México – Diez (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – Diez (in Spanish)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Nah%C3%BAn_L%C3%B3pez
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