Mauricio Fúnez | |
Fullname: | José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1959 |
Birth Place: | Honduras |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1981–1982 |
Caps1: | 27 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 1982–1983 |
Clubs2: | Olimpia |
Caps2: | 22 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 1983–1997 |
Caps3: | 296 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 1991–1993 |
Nationalteam1: | Honduras |
Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 1997 |
Ntupdate: | 1997 |
José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos (born 10 March 1959), nicknamed El Güicho, is a retired Honduran football midfielder.
The moustached Fúnez played most of his career for Real España, whom he also skippered,[1] in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He also played for Independiente Villela and C.D. Olimpia.[2]
Fúnez arrived late at the internationals scene, since he only made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]
His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.
(1): 1992