Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón (born 24 August 1958) is a retired Honduran football player, who most recently was assistant manager of Real España in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.
Club career He started his career at Real España but spent the majority of his career with Olimpia. He also had a short stint at Costa Rican side Alajuelense.Costa Rica como destino - Nación He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Eugenio Dolmo Flores, Danilo Galindo and his brother Nahúm Espinoza in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988.
International career Espinoza made his debut for Honduras in the 1980s and has earned at least 14 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations CupUNCAF Tournament 1991 - RSSSF as well as at the 1991CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cups.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF In the 1991 Gold Cup Final, he missed the decisive penalty.Copa Oro 1991 - Fútbol de Honduras
His final international was a December 1994 friendly match against the United States, a game in which his brother Nahún made his international debut.
International goals Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 2 June 1991 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibas, Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 1991 UNCAF Nations CupCopa UNCAF - Fútbol de Honduras 2. 28 June 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States 2–0 4–2 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Managerial career As a manager, he won the 2002 Apertura with OlimpiaHistoria del Club Olimpia - Club Olimpa as well as the 2008 Apertura. In March 2009 he succeeded Colombian Carlos Restrepo at Olimpia. - La Prensa
In September 2012, Juan Carlos was named as assistant to his brother, Nahúm Espinoza, who succeeded Chelato Uclés as manager of Real EspañaNahún Espinoza dirigirá al Real España - El Heraldo while also still being assistant to manager Danilo Tosello at Olimpia.Juan Carlos se queda en Olimpia - La Tribuna
Personal life Juan Carlos is the older brother of former international defender Nahúm Espinoza. Their brother Enrique, who died in April 2012, was also a former player of Olimpia.Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza - Diez
Honours and awards
Club C.D. Olimpia Liga Profesional de Honduras (5): 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96 Honduran Cup: (1): 1995 CONCACAF Champions League (1): 1988
C.D. Real Espana Liga Profesional de Honduras (1): 1980–81
References
External links
- El Heraldo