Prudencio Norales Martínez (born 20 April 1956) is a retired Honduran

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who played for

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in the

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Club career

Nicknamed ''Tecate'', Norales also played for Olimpia. He is one of the few players who scored four goals in a Honduran league game, against Atlético Portuario in October 1979. He scored 88 goals in total in the Honduran League and scored the 500th league goal in Olimpia's history on 22 July 1979, also against Atlético Portuario.

International career

Norales played at the

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, where he scored the winning goal in their first game against Morocco. Norales represented

in 5

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matches and played in 2 games at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Norales, Prudencio 1956 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Olimpia players Place of birth missing (living people)