Óscar Lagos Explained

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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.

Personal life

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.diariomas.hn/2015/04/27/oscar-lagos-jugar-drogado-eso-era-normal/ Óscar Lagos: Jugar drogado ¡eso era normal!
  2. http://www.ciclonhn.com/motagua/historia/goleadores.html Goleadores
  3. http://archivo.laprensa.hn/content/view/full/518385 Desafíe a Ismael
  4. http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/10/13/deportes/31215 Real Estelí contrata a ex seleccionado hondureño
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2001safull.html Copa América 2001
  8. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/321963-doping-de-lagos-de-honduras Doping de Lagos, de Honduras
  9. http://www.diez.hn/futboldeprimera/865638-99/óscar-lagos-lo-que-he-hecho-en-mi-vida-me-da-vergüenza Óscar Lagos: "Lo que he hecho en mi vida me da vergüenza y mucha pena"
  10. http://www.diez.hn/futboldeprimera/865285-99/óscar-lagos-solo-sin-trabajo-y-quiere-salir-del-hoyo Óscar Lagos, solo, sin trabajo y quiere salir del "hoyo"