Denis Jesús Espinoza Camacho (born August 25, 1983) is a Nicaraguan

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who plays as a

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for

Deportivo Walter Ferretti Club Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team who play in the Nicaraguan Premier Division. They are based in Managua. History The club was founded in 1984 on the initiative of Walter Ferretti Fonseca. Its intention was to serv ...

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Pulpo'' (the Octopus), Espinoza started his career at hometown club

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before moving to top club Diriangén. In 2008, he joined Walter Ferretti where he became the team captain. He holds the record for the longest stretch (747 minutes) without allowing any goals in the primera division of Nicaragua, set during 2014 Apertura season.

International career

Espinoza made his debut for

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in an April 2004

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against

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and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 6

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matches and played at the

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and 2013 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the

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Personal life

Espinoza is married to Yira Meléndez and they have two children, Denis and Cristiana. They live in his hometown,

.El “Pulpo” Espinoza desea entrenar a niños
- El Nuevo Diario

Career statistics

References

External links

* 1983 births Living people People from Carazo Department Nicaraguan men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nicaragua men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Diriangén FC players C.D. Walter Ferretti players {{Nicaragua-footy-bio-stub