Rudy Alberto Williams (born 25 August 1965) is a retired Honduran

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defender, who played most of his career for Olimpia in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Club career

Williams also played for

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and Salvadoran club

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. He is most famous for scoring the winning goal against

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in the 1989–90 final that gave Olimpia its 10th national title.

International career

Williams made his senior debut for

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in a September 1992

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against

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and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1

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match and played at the

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. His final international was a December

match against

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International goals

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

Retirement

After he quit playing, Williams lived in the

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for several years where he learned painting houses, a job he now has in Honduras.Rudy Williams relata su vida como pintor
- Diez

Honours and awards

Club

;C.D. Olimpia *

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(3): 1989–90, 1996–97, 1998–99 *

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;C.D.S. Vida *

(1): 1983–84

Country

;Honduras *

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References

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* 1965 births Living people Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Olimpia players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub