Wilmer Velásquez
Honduran footballer (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Neal and the second or maternal family name is Velásquez.
Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for Olimpia, and by foremost as the nation's greatest striker ever alongside Carlos Pavón.
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Full name | Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez | ||
Date of birth | (1972-04-28) April 28, 1972 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Tela, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1995 | Olimpia | 35 | (12) |
1996 | Concepción | 19 | (8) |
1996–1998 | Olimpia | 78 | (48) |
1999 | Sport-Recife | 8 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Olimpia | 61 | (32) |
2001 | Atlas | 13 | (1) |
2001–2009 | Olimpia | 287 | (120) |
Total | 489 | (222) | |
International career‡ | |||
1994–2007 | Honduras | 47 | (35) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2008 |
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He is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.