Nery Olvin Medina Norales (born 5 August 1981 in

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, Honduras) is a Honduran

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who most recently played as

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for

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in the

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Club career

Nicknamed ''el Flash'', Medina started his career at

with whom he won one league title and also played for

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and

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, whom he left in June 2010.

Necaxa

On 8 August 2010, Medina made his debut in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras for

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against

in a 3–0 win. He scored his first goal on 23 January 2011 against

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in a 2–1 win. Up to November 2011, he had scored 21 goals in Honduran football. He rejoined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season.

International career

Medina made his debut for

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in an October 2003

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against

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and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras's goal tally first.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Nery 1981 births Living people People from Colón Department (Honduras) Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players F.C. Motagua players Real C.D. España players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players