Walter Nahún López Cárdenas (1 September 1977 – 9 August 2015) was a Honduran

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player.

Club career

His first game in the Honduran league was on 16 November 1997 wearing the Platense's shirt in La Ceiba against

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. With

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, he has been the only Honduran national league footballer from

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. He finished his career with

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in the Guatemala's top division.

International career

López made his debut for

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in a May 2000 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1

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match and played at the

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as well as at the

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. His final international was a June 2005 friendly match against Jamaica.

International goals

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

Personal life and murder

Nicknamed ''el General'', his mother was Ovidia Cárdenas and he had a brother, Fernando. López was murdered on 9 August 2015 by gangs at a

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n border with Mexico. Police later stated he was shot outside the Estadio Comunal stadium in La Mesilla, La Democracia municipality, in Guatemala when visiting relatives of his wife Lesly Yamileth. He died moments later at the health center of the municipality.Walter López murió en Centro de Salud del municipio La Democracia
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* 1977 births 2015 deaths People murdered in Guatemala Deaths by firearm in Guatemala Honduran people murdered abroad People from Ocotepeque Department Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Honduras Platense F.C. players FC Red Bull Salzburg players C.D. Marathón players C.D. Olimpia players F.C. Motagua players Deportes Savio F.C. players C.S.D. Cobán Imperial players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Austria Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub