Walter Joel Hernández Ordoñez (born 28 December 1978) is a Honduran

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midfielder who currently plays for Platense in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Zurdo'', he started his career at hometown club Platense, before moving abroad to have a short stint in Mexican football with

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. He also played for

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, and

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but has played the majority of his career for Olimpia in Tegucigalpa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. The left-sided midfielder was released by Olimpia in August 2011 and he joined

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for the 2012 Clausura. He returned to his original team Platense to play in the 2012 Apertura.

International career

Hernández made his debut for

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in a November 2002 friendly match against

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

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- RSSSF His final international was a November 2004

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match against

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International goals

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

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- Diez {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Walter 1978 births Living people People from Puerto Cortés Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Platense F.C. players Club Puebla players Real C.D. España players C.D. Olimpia players Comayagua F.C. players Atlético Choloma players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga MX players