Crisanto Norales

Crisanto Norales
Personal information
Full name Roberto Crisanto Norales
Date of birth (1937-12-01) 1 December 1937
Place of birth Honduras
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1972 Olimpia
International career
1965–1967 Honduras 4+ (0)
Managerial career
1969 Olimpia (player-manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Crisanto Norales (born 1 December 1937) is a Honduran former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

He spent his whole career at Olimpia, where he won four Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras titles, as well as the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[1] Additionally, he was awarded the Liga Nacional's best goalkeeper for four seasons in a row between 1967 and 1970.[2] In 1969, he also served briefly as a player-manager for Olimpia.[3] While playing, he gained the nickname 'Manga', after the Brazilian goalkeeper.[4]

In 1965, he made three appearances for the Honduras national team in the first round of 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] Two years later, he was called up for the 1967 CONCACAF Championship, where they finished third.[6]

In July 2023, Deportes TVC ranked Norales the ninth best Honduran goalkeeper of all time.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Amaya, Franklin (14 December 2019). "Conoce el top de los 10 mejores porteros hondureños en la historia" [Discover the top 10 best Honduran goalkeepers in history]. Deportes TVC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Ortãz, Yalena (23 July 2001). "Donaldo González, el menos goleado" [Donaldo González, the player with the fewest goals conceded]. Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Una leyenda dice adiós" [A legend says goodbye]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Morales, Alexeiev (3 January 2017). "Porteros históricos del León, las eternas disputas en el arco del Olimpia". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Roberto Crisanto (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  6. ↑ ANCCIF; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Mendoza, Eduardo (8 January 2023). "III COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1967 (NORCECA) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
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