José Fernando Bulnes Zelaya (born 21 October 1946) a.k.a. Azulejo, is a retired
Honduran football
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defender who played for
Honduras
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in the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Azulejo'', Bulnes made his senior debut at 17 and played for
Atlético Español,
Universidad and
Olimpia. He spent a record 20 years with Olimpia in the Honduran national league before retiring in 1985.
International career
Bulnes played for
Honduras
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in the 1960s, 70s and 1980s and represented his country in 12
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches
and played two games at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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at the age of 35.
His final international was the June 1982 World Cup Finals match against
Yugoslavia
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.
Honours and awards
Club
;C.D. Olimpia
*
Liga Profesional de Honduras
Liga or LIGA may refer to:
People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
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Sports
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga ...
(7):
1966–67,
1967–68,
1969–70,
1971–72,
1977–78,
1982–83,
1984–85,
References
External links
Fernando Bulnes, Luis Cruz, Remberto Jordán Roca- La Prensa
Fernando “El azulejo” Bulnes- El Heraldo
1946 births
Living people
People from Comayagua Department
Men's association football defenders
Honduran men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
C.D. Olimpia players
CONCACAF Championship-winning players
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