Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón (born 14 August 1964) is a retired Honduran

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player and football manager, who currently is in charge of Club Deportivo Olimpia.

Club career

He started his career at

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and also had a lengthy spell with Olimpia, winning 5 league titles. He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera,

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, Danilo Galindo and his brother Juan Carlos Espinoza in the Olimpia and they won the

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International career

Espinoza made his debut for

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in a December 1994

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against the

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, coming on as a late substitute for Mario Peri. It proved to be his sole international game.

Managerial career

He has coached Platense and Olimpia, with whom he won three consecutive titles. He also was technical advisor at

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and shortly manager of Victoria and

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side UPNFM. In September 2012, Espinoza succeeded

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as manager of

, with his brother Juan Carlos named as his assistant. He however announced in November 2012 to leave the club after the season.

Personal life

Nahún is the younger brother of former international midfielder Juan Carlos Espinoza. Their brother Enrique, who died in April 2012, was also a former player of Olimpia.Falleció hermano de Nahún y Juan Carlos Espinoza
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Honours and awards

Club

;C.D. Olimpia *

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(5): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99 *

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* Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1):

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;C.D. Real Espana * Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1):

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References

External links

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“Soy muy sentimental”: Nahún Espinoza
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Nahún Espinoza: “Este equipo de Tosello puede alcanzar y superar mi récord (Partial biography
- La Prensa {{DEFAULTSORT:Espinoza, Nahun 1964 births Living people People from Tela Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Real C.D. España players C.D. Olimpia players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran football managers C.D. Olimpia managers Platense F.C. managers Real C.D. España managers C.S.D. Xelajú MC managers