Mauricio Fúnez

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Mauricio Fúnez
Personal information
Full name José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos
Date of birth (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Honduras
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Independiente 27 (4)
1982–1983 Olimpia 22 (3)
1983–1997 Real España 296 (6)
International career
1991–1993 Honduras 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1997
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1997

José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos (born 10 March 1959), nicknamed El Güicho, is a retired Honduran football midfielder.

Club career[edit]

The moustached Fúnez played most of his career for Real España, whom he also skippered,[1] in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He also played for Independiente Villela and C.D. Olimpia.[2]

International career[edit]

Fúnez arrived late at the internationals scene, since he only made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Honours and awards[edit]

Club[edit]

C.D. Real Espana
C.D. Olimpia

Country[edit]

Honduras

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