Milton Núñez

For the Colombian boxer, see Milton Nunez (boxer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is García.

Milton Núñez
Personal information
Full name Milton Omar Núñez García
Date of birth (1972-10-30) 30 October 1972
Place of birth Sambo Creek, Honduras
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Deportes Progreseño
1993 Real España 12 (0)
1994–1998 Comunicaciones 77 (16)
1998–1999 Nacional 40 (15)
1999–2000 PAOK 10 (0)
2000–2001 Sunderland 1 (0)
2001 Nacional 17 (4)
2002 Comunicaciones
2002 Pachuca 18 (2)
2003–2004 Necaxa 28 (2)
2004–2005 Marathón 32 (9)
2005 Comunicaciones 11 (2)
2006–2007 Real España 41 (11)
2007–2008 Olimpia 24 (5)
2008–2009 Marathón 26 (7)
2009 Jalapa 16 (3)
2010 USAC 22 (6)
2010–2011 Comunicaciones
2011–2017 USAC
2018–2019 Deportivo Ayutla
2019–2020 Victoria
International career
1994–2008 Honduras[3] 86 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milton Omar Núñez García (born 30 October 1972), commonly known as Tyson Núñez, is a Honduran former professional footballer.

Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras before moving abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala and for Nacional in Uruguay. He then briefly appeared for PAOK in the Superleague Greece and for Sunderland in the Premier League.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sambo Creek, Honduras, Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras with Deportes Progreseño and Real España before moving abroad to play for Guatemalan side Comunicaciones and for Uruguayan club Nacional.

PAOK

In 1999, Nuñez joined Greek club PAOK.

Sunderland

In March 2000, Nuñez signed for Premier League side Sunderland. The transfer fee paid to former club Nacional was reported as £1.6 million plus a possible further £1 million in bonuses.[4]

One theory surrounding his signing is that Peter Reid, who was the manager when Núñez was brought to the Stadium of Light, thought that he had signed Núñez's strike partner at PAOK, Adolfo Valencia, and not Núñez himself. Núñez himself claimed in an interview that Sunderland had thought that Valencia and Nunez's international team-mate Eduardo Bennett, both of whom were of a similar build, were the same player, and had watched both of them play for PAOK and Honduras respectively assuming they had seen the same player twice. In the confusion, they had ended up signing Núñez by mistake, with the diminutive forward being the only Honduran player at PAOK.[5] Sunderland later went to court over the transfer as Nunez was owned by Uruguayan third tier team Uruguay Montevideo at the time of his move to Wearside, although he never played for them.[6][7] Nunez stayed in England for two years before returning to Nacional, after playing just once for Sunderland against Wimbledon in the league[8] and Luton Town in the League Cup.[9] He later played for Pachuca and Necaxa.

Back in Honduras

Núñez returned to his native Honduras in 2004 and he signed for Olimpia in summer 2007[10] and in June 2008 he rejoined Marathón[11] before moving abroad again.

Guatemala

In 2009, Núñez crossed the border to play for Guatemalan side Jalapa[12] and then joined USAC for the 2010 Clausura championship, along with Selvin Motta and former national team goalkeeper Paulo César Motta.[13] In June 2010, he rejoined Comunicaciones[14] before joining Universidad SC the following year.

In February 2013, a historic fine was imposed on a Guatemalan football club after fans of Heredia racially abused USAC's black striker Núñez.[15]

Núñez left USAC in 2017 before joining third tier team Deportivo Ayutla in September 2018.[16]

Victoria

In June 2019, Nunez signed a contract with Victoria, where he would play alongside his son, also named Milton.[17]

International career

Tyson made his debut for Honduras in a May 1994 Miami Cup match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 86 caps, scoring 33 goals, making him third on Honduras' national team's all-time goalscorers list.

He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[18] and played at the 1995,[19] 1997,[20] 1999,[21] 2001,[22]2003[23] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups[24] as well as at the 1996,[25] 2000[26] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[27]

His final international was an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

Personal life

Nuñez received the nickname Tyson due to his resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.[28]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Honduras 1994 3 1
1995 4 2
1996 11 3
1997 5 1
1999 5 3
2000 11 7
2001 14 7
2002 1 1
2003 5 0
2004 8 1
2005 13 6
2006 1 1
2008 2 0
Total 83 33
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Núñez goal.
List of international goals scored by Milton Núñez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 May 1994 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Peru 2–1 2–1 Friendly [29]
2 3 December 1995 Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana, El Salvador  Guatemala 2–0 2–0 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup [30]
3 10 December 1995 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Guatemala 1–0 3–0 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup [31]
4 6 March 1996 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Colombia 1–0 1–2 Friendly [32]
5 17 November 1996 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9–2 11–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [33]
6 11–3
7 18 April 1997 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  El Salvador 3–0 3–0 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup [34]
8 19 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Belize 2–0 5–1 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup [35]
9 24 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  El Salvador 1–0 3–1 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup [36]
10 2–1
11 9 February 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  El Salvador 2–0 5–1 Friendly [37]
12 4–0
13 16 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Colombia 2–0 2–0 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup [38]
14 4 March 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Nicaragua 3–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [39]
15 7 May 2000 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 3–1 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [40]
16 3 June 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Haiti 1–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [41]
17 17 June 2000 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Haiti 2–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [42]
18 28 February 2001 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2–1 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [43]
19 23 May 2001 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Panama 1–1 1–2 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup [44]
20 25 May 2001 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Nicaragua 6–1 10–2 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup [45]
21 9–1
22 1 September 2001 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  United States 1–1 3–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [46]
23 3–1
24 5 September 2001 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Jamaica 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [47]
25 20 November 2002 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Colombia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [48]
26 31 March 2004 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 2–2 2–2 Friendly [49]
27 19 February 2005 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Nicaragua 1–0 5–1 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup [50]
28 5–1
29 21 February 2005 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Belize 2–0 4–0 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup [51]
30 3–0
31 27 February 2005 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup [52]
32 16 July 2005 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Costa Rica 3–0 3–2 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup [53]
33 7 October 2006 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Guatemala 1–2 3–2 Friendly [54]

Honours and awards

Club

Comunicaciones

Nacional

Marathón

Real Espana

Olimpia

Country

Honduras

Individual

References

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