Nery Medina

Nery Medina
Personal information
Full name Nery Olvin Medina Norales
Date of birth (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981
Place of birth Santa Rosa de Aguán, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Rightback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Motagua (5)
2005–2006 Municipal Valencia
2006–2010 Real España
2010–2012 Necaxa
2012–2013 Motagua 37 (5)
International career‡
1994 Honduras U-20 (1)
2003–2013 Honduras 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2013
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 July 2026

Nery Olvin Medina Norales (born 5 August 1981) is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as right back for F.C. Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Club career

Nicknamed el Flash,[1] Medina started his career at F.C. Motagua with whom he won one league title[2] and also played for Municipal Valencia and Real España, whom he left in June 2010.[3]

Necaxa

On 8 August 2010, Medina made his debut in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras for C.D. Necaxa against F.C. Motagua in a 3–0 win. He scored his first goal on 23 January 2011 against Real C.D. España in a 2–1 win. Up to November 2011, he had scored 21 goals in Honduran football.[4]

He rejoined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season.[5]

International career

Medina made his debut for Honduras in an October 2003 friendly match against Bolivia and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His final international was a July 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against the USA.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Honduras 200310
200450
2005–
2006–
2007–
2008–
200960
2010–
2011–
2012–
201331
Total151
Scores and results list Honduras's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 July 2013Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States United States1–21–32013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

  1. ↑ Nery Medina quiere más goles[link removed] - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Nery Medina, el amuleto de los clásicos... - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Nery Medina jugará en Guanacaste “tico”[link removed] - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Nery Medina, el próximo refuerzo azul - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. ↑ Nery Medina at National-Football-Teams.com