Rudy Williams (footballer) explained

Rudy Williams
Fullname:Rudy Alberto Williams
Birth Date:25 July 1965
Birth Place:Honduras
Position:Defender
Years1:1983–1987
Goals1:12
Years2:1988–2000
Goals2:17
Years3:1994–1995
Clubs3:ADET
Years4:2001–2002
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:1985
Nationalyears2:1986
Nationalyears3:1987
Nationalyears4:1992–1995
Nationalcaps4:12
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:11 January 2013
Ntupdate:11 January 2013

Rudy Alberto Williams (born 25 August 1965) is a retired Honduran football defender, who played most of his career for Olimpia in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Club career

Williams also played for Vida, Pumas UNAH and Salvadoran club ADET. He is most famous for scoring the winning goal against Real España in the 1989–90 final that gave Olimpia its 10th national title.[1]

International career

Williams made his senior debut for Honduras in a September 1992 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[2]

His final international was a December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

Retirement

After he quit playing, Williams lived in the United States for several years where he learned painting houses, a job he now has in Honduras.[3]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Olimpia

(2): 1995, 1998

(1): 1997

C.D.S. Vida

Country

Honduras

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Zona-Deportiva/Rudy-Williams-el-heroe-del-decimo-titulo-del-Olimpia ElHeraldo.hn – Rudy Williams, el héroe del décimo título del Olimpia
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam95.html UNCAF Tournament 1995
  3. http://www.diez.hn/Inicio/Ediciones/2013/08/14/Noticias/Rudy-Williams-relata-su-vida-como-pintor Rudy Williams relata su vida como pintor