Nicolás Suazo Velásquez (born 9 January 1965) is a Honduran retired professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Nicogol'' because of his prolific goalscoring, Suazo played in Honduras for Independiente, Marathón and

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, in Costa Rica for Herediano alongside compatriot Danilo Galindo and for

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and USAC in Guatemala. He scored 48 goals in total in the Honduran National League and still is the most prolific Honduran in de Costa Rican league with 46.

International career

Suazo made his debut for

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in a May

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match against

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and has earned a total of 51 caps, scoring 28 goals. He has represented his country in 15

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matches and played at the

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, and

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s as well as at the

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. He was top goalscorer at the 1993 UNCAF Cup with five goals.Copa Uncaf 1993
- Fútbol de Honduras His final international was a November 1998

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against

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Managerial career

After his playing career ended, he has been rather successful as a coach. He won 1 championships in Honduras with C.D. Marathón.

Personal life

His parents are Nicolás Suazo and Josefina Velásquez and he is the brother of footballer

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. He is also Maynor Suazo cousin.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

;C.D. Marathón *

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: (1):

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

;C.S.D. Comunicaciones *

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(1): 1997–98 ;Honduras *

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(2):

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Manager

;C.D. Marathón *

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: (1): 2004–05 A

References

External links

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El ex florense Nicolás Suazo habla con LA PRENSA LIBRE (Interview)
- Prensa Libre

- Nación {{DEFAULTSORT:Suazo, Nicolas 1965 births Living people Footballers from San Pedro Sula Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players C.D. Marathón players C.S. Herediano footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players Universidad SC players C.D. Victoria players Honduran football managers C.D. Marathón managers Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica