César Augusto Obando Villeda, nicknamed El Nene, (born 26 October 1969) is a retired Honduran professional football player who is considered one of the best players ever in Honduras but a serious injury cut his career early.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Augusto Obando Villeda | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Motagua | (23) | |
| 1994 | Universitario | ||
| 1994–1996 | UA Tamaulipas | 11 | (2) |
| 1998 | Victoria | ||
| Vida | |||
| Pumas UNAH | |||
| 2000 | Real España | ||
| 2001–2002 | Motagua | ||
| 2002–2003 | Cartaginés | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–2002 | Honduras | 33 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Necaxa (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Pumas San Isidro | ||
| 2013– | Motagua Reserves | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editThe diminutive Obando played in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras for F.C. Motagua, C.D. Victoria and Real C.D. España.[1] He also played abroad with Mexican outfit Correcaminos UAT, with fellow Honduran Eugenio Dolmo Flores at Peruvian side Universitario and in Costa Rica with Cartaginés.[2] At Cartaginés, he played alongside compatriots Arnold Cruz and Christian Santamaría but was released in February 2003.[3]
He played in the 1994 Copa Libertadores with Universitario, where the club were eliminated by Independiente Medellín in the knock-out stages.[4] In 1992, he was named World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year by the IFFHS.[5]
His last game as a professional player in the Honduran league was on 21 May 2002 with his team F.C. Motagua defeating C.D. Olimpia 2 - 1.[6] He is known for his powerful right footed shot. He scored 23 league goals for Motagua.[7]
International career
editObando made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[8] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international was a March 2002 friendly match against the United States.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
Managerial career
editObando was named Motagua's reserves coach in 2013.[9]
He was then made coach of a bilingual school called International School of Tegucigalpa (IST) at the capital of Honduras.
References
edit- ^ "El "Nene" Obando aún hace la bicicleta" ["The Kid" Obando still makes bicycle kicks] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Desafíe a Ismael" [Challenge Ismael] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ Cartaginés rescinde contrato a hondureño César Obando - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Los llevo en mi corazón" [I hold you in my heart] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ IFFHS' World's Best Goal Scorers of the Year 1997-2006 - RSSSF
- ^ Ismael responde Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Goleadores Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Ciclón
- ^ César Obando – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ César Obando: “He vuelto a casa” - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
External links
edit- César Obando at National-Football-Teams.com
- César Obando – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)