Wilmer Crisanto Casildo (born 24 June 1989 in

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) is a Honduran professional

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player, who plays as right back for Marathón in the Honduran National League.

Club career

He became a regular in the starting lineup for

C.D. Victoria Club Deportivo Victoria is a Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. They have enjoyed success in the past having won the Honduran first division once. They currently play in the Honduran first division. History Club Deportivo ...

when he was only 18 years old. He usually played right defender, but could also play as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. He played almost every match of the 2007–08 season where he got thirty caps and scored one goal. After several years with Victoria (in their youth system and the first team), Crisanto sparked the interest of First Division club in Argentina, Godoy Cruz. The team found out about the young player after his teammate at Victoria, Diego Vázquez, suggested him to the directors at the club. The next week, Wilmer Crisanto was invited for a 15-day trial at the club. After impressing the coaches, his contract was finally signed. He was acquired on loan for six months by the team. He made his debut for Godoy Cruz with the reserves in a match against

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on October 21, 2008 when he came on during the second half. He played a great match and was congratulated the next day on the team's website. Despite his impressive season with the reserves, the team chose not to buy the player after his six-month trial and on December 18, 2008, he returned to Honduras to play with the team that had seen him take shape, Victoria of his hometown

. In 2014, he signed for

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of the most important team in Honduras.

International career

Crisanto participated in the Honduran U-17s and played for the Honduras U20's at the

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. He also played for the Honduras U23s at the

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. He made his senior debut for

in a November 2010

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against

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and had earned, as of December 2012, a total of six caps, scoring no goals. He went on to represent Honduras in multiple World Cup Qualifier matches and the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Personal life

Crisanto stated in an interview with '' Diario Deportivo Diez'' that his idol is

Eduardo Bennett José Eduardo Bennett (born 11 September 1968, in La Ceiba) is a Honduran former footballer. He is currently manager of UPNFM. Club career Born in La Ceiba, Bennett played in the youth teams of local side Victoria and moved to Tegucigalpa aged ...

because of the success he had while playing in Argentina from 1993 to 2002 with

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(Champions in 1995) and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crisanto, Wilmer 1989 births Living people People from La Ceiba Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers Olympic footballers of Honduras Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics C.D. Victoria players Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers F.C. Motagua players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina 2013 Copa Centroamericana players 2014 Copa Centroamericana players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Marathón players