Ninrol Edgardo Medina Torres (born 26 August 1976) is a Honduran retired

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defender. He is current manager of Honduran Segunda Division side Arsenal de Roatán.

Club career

Medina came through the youth ranks at

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and first moved abroad to play in Mexico for Tigrillos Saltillo. He returned to Motagua after a year, but then again crossed the border to play in Costa Rica, where he played for

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alongside compatriot

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, and another three years in Mexico. He joined Honduran side

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in 2006 and finished his career as captain of

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. He scored 2 league goals for Motagua.

International career

Medina played for Honduras at the

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. Playing in central defense, Medina made his senior debut for the

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against Turkey on June 11, 1995. By 1999 he became a regular starter in the squad, playing next to

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and Reynaldo Clavasquín in the three-man defensive lineup favored by coach

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. He has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 19

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matches and Medina appeared in all six matches when Honduras took third place at the

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, converting a penalty during the shootout in the third-place victory over Uruguay. He also played fourteen times in the qualifying phase as Honduras narrowly missed out on the

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and played at the

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and

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, as well as at the

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and

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s. His final international was an October 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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Retirement

In summer 2012, Medina took over as coach of a local schoolboys team.“Los niños también sueñan con ser estrellas”
- El Ceibeno

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Ninrrol 1976 births Living people People from Francisco Morazán Department Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players F.C. Motagua players Deportivo Saprissa players Club Atlético Zacatepec players Atlante F.C. footballers Irapuato F.C. footballers C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Victoria players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga MX players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate footballers in Mexico Honduran football managers