Óscar Lagos | |
Fullname: | Óscar Abraham Lagos Núñez |
Birth Date: | 17 June 1973 |
Birth Place: | Villa de San Francisco, Honduras |
Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1986 |
Youthclubs1: | Melgar |
Years1: | 1991–1995 |
Years2: | 1995–1996 |
Clubs2: | Real Maya |
Years3: | 1997–2001 |
Years4: | 2001–2003 |
Years5: | 2003 |
Years6: | 2005–2006 |
Years7: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs7: | Real Estelí |
Nationalyears1: | 1995–2001 |
Nationalteam1: | Honduras |
Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Óscar Abraham Lagos Núñez (born 17 June 1973) is a retired Honduran football player.
Nicknamed el Mexicano because he lived there with his mother in his youth,[1] Lagos played the majority of his career for F.C. Motagua for whom he scored 2 league goals,[2] but also had spells with Real Maya, Real Patepluma[3] and Universidad. He played abroad for Salvadoran outfit Dragón and in 2006 he moved to Nicaragua to play with Real Estelí.[4]
Lagos made his debut for Honduras in a March 1995 friendly match against Brazil and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 1996[5] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups[6] as well as at the 2001 Copa América,[7] where he tested positive for the use of cocaine and marihuana after failing a test after their opening game against Costa Rica.[8] He was subsequently banned from playing for two years.[1]
As a consequence, his final international was the July 2001 Copa América match against Bolivia.
Lagos is divorced and has four children.[9] Former World Cup player Juan Cruz Murillo is an uncle, being the brother of his mother.[1]
Lagos has struggled with drugs from the age of 11, visiting three rehab centers without success. As of September 2015, he was without a job and living in poverty.[10]