David Suazo
Suazo training for Catania in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar David Suazo Velázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marathón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Olimpia | 10 | (5) |
| 1999–2007 | Cagliari | 255 | (94) |
| 2007–2011 | Internazionale | 27 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | → Benfica (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2010 | → Genoa (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Catania | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 327 | (114) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2012 | Honduras | 57 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Óscar David Suazo Velásquez (born 5 November 1979) is a retired Honduran professional footballer who played as a striker. He was named assistant coach of Cagliari in April 2015.
Suazo played more than 300 league games and scored over 100 league goals in Italy during a span of 13 years.
Nicknamed La Pantera (The Panther) or El Rey David (The King David), Suazo was born in San Pedro Sula. In his early career, he developed alongside his cousin, Maynor Suazo, who also went on to play for the Honduran national team. Suazo took his first steps at Olimpia Reserves and later went on to play at the Liga Bancaria. After his participation in 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, he was acquired by domestic club team Olimpia. He continued to impress playing for Olimpia's youth system under the coaching of the late Angel Ramón Paz ("Mon Paz") and earned a spot on the top squad before turning 20 years old.
Óscar Tabárez, then-coach of Italian side Cagliari, was impressed by Suazo's performance and did not hesitate in bringing him to Europe. Suazo officially joined the club ahead of the 1999–2000 Serie A season. In his first year with the team, he scored one goal in 13 league appearances, and at the end of the 1999–2000 season, Cagliari were relegated to Serie B, where they would remain until the 2003–04 season. In four years in Serie B, Suazo played 113 matches and scored 40 goals for the club. His scoring efficiency was impressive enough for him to earn the nickname La Pantera (the Panther). Suazo's time in Serie B provided him with great experience which would help ease his transition into more difficult competition at the top of the Italian Lega Calcio.
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