Diego Martín Vásquez Castro (born 3 July 1971) is an Argentine

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coach and former player who was most recently the manager of the Honduras national team.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Barbie'', Vásquez played most of his career in

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as a goalkeeper, most notably for

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where he conquered several titles and individual awards. He began his career playing for his hometown club

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. His debut for Motagua occurred on 24 August 1997, where he saved two penalty kicks in the 1–0 victory over C.D.S. Vida. According to Diego, his most memorable event as a player took place in the final series of the 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional season against

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where after a 0–0 global score, the title had to be decided by penalty shoot-outs in which Vásquez saved the decisive kick to give Motagua its 8th national championship. Vásquez retired from professional football in 2011 playing for

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Managerial career

Just as he did as a player, Vásquez began with

his career as a manager in

in 2013. The first achievement under his management occurred only a year after in the 2014–15 season, a success which represented Motagua's 13th national title. In his first shot as a manager, he already owns the accomplishment of having over 300 consecutive games leading a Honduran Liga Nacional club as a coach, surpassing Carlos Padilla, also with Motagua.RadioHouse.hn – Las estadísticas exoneran a Diego Vásquez y señalan a los jugadores de Motagua
– 11 October 2016

Honors

Player

Motagua * Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A * Honduran Liga Nacional best goalkeeper (2): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C Universidad * Honduran Liga Nacional best goalkeeper (1): 2004–05 C

Manager

Motagua * Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C *

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