Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Suazo Velásquez | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 1965 | ||
Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1989 | Independiente Villela | ||
1989–1995 | Marathón | 95 | (42) |
1994–1996 | Herediano | 84 | (43) |
1997–1999 | Comunicaciones | (10) | |
1999 | USAC | ||
2000 | Victoria | (6) | |
National team‡ | |||
1991–1998 | Honduras | 51 | (28) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2005 | Marathón | ||
2009–2011 | Marathón | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2000. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 1996 |
Nicolás Suazo Velásquez (born 9 January 1965 in San Pedro Sula, Cortés) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward.
Nicknamed Nicogol because of his prolific goalscoring, Suazo played in Honduras for Independiente, Marathón and Victoria, in Costa Rica for Herediano alongside compatriot Danilo Galindo and for Comunicaciones and USAC in Guatemala.
He scored 48 goals in total in the Honduran National League and still is the most prolific Honduran in de Costa Rican league with 46.
Suazo made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 51 caps, scoring 28 goals. He has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991,1993, and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was top goalscorer at the 1993 UNCAF Cup with 5 goals.
His final international was a November 1998 friendly match against El Salvador.