Hector Medina | |
Fullname: | Héctor Orlando Medina Díaz |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1975 |
Birth Place: | Trujillo, Honduras |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1998–1999 |
Years2: | 2001–2003 |
Years3: | 2003–2005 |
Years4: | 2005–2008 |
Years5: | 2008 |
Years6: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs6: | Real Juventud |
Nationalyears1: | 1998–2006 |
Nationalteam1: | Honduras |
Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 2007 |
Ntupdate: | 2001 |
Héctor Orlando Medina Díaz (born January 27, 1975) is a retired Honduran football goalkeeper.
Nicknamed 'La Figura', Medina played for Olimpia, Broncos, Universidad, Real España and Vida in the Honduran National League. He was sold along with Camilo Bonilla, Modesto Rodas, Walter Argueta and Jeffrey Brooks from Vida[1] to Honduran Second Division outfit Unión Ájax due to a financial crisis in Vida. He then had another two seasons at Real Juventud.
Medina made his debut for Honduras in a November 1998 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
His final international was a February 2006 friendly match against China.
In October 2010 he became goalkeeper coach at the Honduras U-17 national team.[2] In July 2011 Medina was announced as goalkeeper coach at Atlético Choloma[3] but was dismissed in February 2013.[4]