Walter Nahún López Cárdenas (1 September 1977 – 9 August 2015) was a Honduran football player.
Club career His first game in the Honduran league was on 16 November 1997 wearing the Platense shirt in La Ceiba against Vida. With Darwin Pacheco, he has been the only Honduran national league footballer from Ocotepeque Department.Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa
He finished his career with Cobán Imperial in the Guatemala's top division.Cobán Imperial: Debutará López – Guatefutbol
International career López made his debut for Honduras in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations CupQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details – RSSSF as well as at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
His final international was a June 2005 friendly match against Jamaica.
International goals Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 March 2004 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela 1–1 1–2 Friendly match
Personal life and murder Nicknamed el General, his mother was Ovidia Cárdenas and he had a brother, Fernando.Madre de Walter López: "Dios por qué me llevaste mi hijo" – Diez
López was murdered on 9 August 2015 by gangs at a Guatemalan border with Mexico.LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Walter López – 9 August 2015 Police later stated he was shot outside the Estadio Comunal stadium in La Mesilla, La Democracia municipality, in Guatemala when visiting relatives of his wife Lesly Yamileth.Informe Policial: Asesino de Walter López huyó posiblemente a México – Diez He died moments later at the health center of the municipality.Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – Diez
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