Ninrrol Medina Explained

Ninrol Medina
Fullname:Ninrol Edgardo Medina Torres
Birth Date:26 August 1976
Birth Place:San Ignacio, Honduras
Position:Defender
Years1:1993–2000
Years2:2000–2001
Years3:2001–2002
Years4:2002
Years5:2003–2004
Years6:2004–2005
Years7:2005–2006
Years8:2006–2007
Years9:2007–2012
Clubs1:Motagua
Clubs2:Tigrillos Saltillo
Clubs3:Motagua
Clubs4:Saprissa
Clubs5:Zacatepec
Clubs6:Atlante
Clubs7:Irapuato
Clubs8:Vida
Clubs9:Victoria
Goals1:2
Caps2:32
Goals2:0
Caps5:48
Goals5:1
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Caps7:17
Goals7:0
Caps9:121
Goals9:5
Nationalyears1:1994–1995
Nationalyears2:1995–2004
Nationalteam1:Honduras U-20
Nationalteam2:Honduras
Nationalcaps2:53
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2013
Managerclubs1:Arsenal de Roatán
Manageryears2:2014-2022
Managerclubs2:Motagua (assistant coach)
Managerclubs3:Honduras (assistant coach)
Manageryears3:2022-2023
Manageryears4:2023
Managerclubs4:Motagua

Ninrol Edgardo Medina Torres (born 26 August 1976) is a Honduran retired football defender.

He is current manager of Honduran Segunda Division side Arsenal de Roatán.[1]

Club career

Medina came through the youth ranks at F.C. Motagua and first moved abroad to play in Mexico for Tigrillos Saltillo. He returned to Motagua after a year, but then again crossed the border to play in Costa Rica, where he played for Deportivo Saprissa alongside compatriot Amado Guevara,[2] and another three years in Mexico. He joined Honduran side Vida in 2006 and finished his career as captain of Victoria. He scored 2 league goals for Motagua.[3]

International career

Medina played for Honduras at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar. Playing in central defense, Medina made his senior debut for the Honduras against Turkey on June 11, 1995. By 1999 he became a regular starter in the squad, playing next to Samuel Caballero and Reynaldo Clavasquín in the three-man defensive lineup favored by coach Ramón Maradiaga. He has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and Medina appeared in all six matches when Honduras took third place at the 2001 Copa América, converting a penalty during the shootout in the third-place victory over Uruguay. He also played fourteen times in the qualifying phase as Honduras narrowly missed out on the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played at the 1997[4] and 1999,[5] as well as at the 2000[6] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[7]

His final international was an October 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Guatemala.

Retirement

In summer 2012, Medina took over as coach of a local schoolboys team.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://eng.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Deportes/Liga-de-Honduras/Honduras-de-El-Progreso-y-Arsenal-de-Roatan-abren-el-telon Honduras de El Progreso y Arsenal de Roatán abren el telón
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/noviembre/13/deportes4.html Amado Guevara: “Saprissa es prioridad
  3. http://www.ciclonhn.com/motagua/historia/goleadores.html Goleadores
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam97.html UNCAF Tournament 1997
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam99.html UNCAF Tournament 1999
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
  8. http://www.elceibeno.hn/deportes/2012/08/los-ninos-tambien-suenan-con-ser-estrellas/ “Los niños también sueñan con ser estrellas”