Walter López (footballer, born 1977)

Walter López
Personal information
Full name	Walter Nahún López Cardenas
Date of birth	1 September 1977
Place of birth	La Labor, Honduras
Date of death	9 August 2015 (aged 37)
Place of death	La Democracia municipality, Guatemala
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Wingback
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Platense
1999–2001	BSV Bad Bleiberg
2001–2002	Austria Salzburg
2002–2004	Marathón
2004–2007	Olimpia
2007–2008	Motagua
2008–2009	Platense
2009	Deportes Savio
2009–2010	Peñarol La Mesilla
2012	Cobán Imperial
International career
1999–2000	Honduras U23
2000–2005	Honduras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1] With Darwin Pacheco, he has been the only Honduran national league footballer from Ocotepeque Department.^[2]

He finished his career with Cobán Imperial in the Guatemala's top division.^[3]

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^[4] and played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup^[5] 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.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 March 2004	Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	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.^[6]

López was murdered on 9 August 2015 by gangs at a Guatemalan border with Mexico.^[7] 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.^[8] He died moments later at the health center of the municipality.^[9]

References

^ "Isamel Responde". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). 15 May 2008.
^ Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ Cobán Imperial: Debutará López Archived 19 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Guatefutbol
^ Walter López – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details – RSSSF
^ Madre de Walter López: "Dios por qué me llevaste mi hijo" – Diez (in Spanish)
^ LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Walter López – 9 August 2015
^ Informe Policial: Asesino de Walter López huyó posiblemente a México – Diez (in Spanish)
^ Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – Diez (in Spanish)

External links

Walter López at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Isamel Responde". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). 15 May 2008.

[2] Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa (in Spanish)

[3] Cobán Imperial: Debutará López Archived 19 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Guatefutbol

[4] Walter López – FIFA competition record (archived)

[5] Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details – RSSSF

[6] Madre de Walter López: "Dios por qué me llevaste mi hijo" – Diez (in Spanish)

[7] LaPrensa.hn – Asesinan al futbolista hondureño Walter López – 9 August 2015

[8] Informe Policial: Asesino de Walter López huyó posiblemente a México – Diez (in Spanish)

[9] Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia – Diez (in Spanish)

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