César Augusto Obando Villeda, nicknamed El Nene, (born 26 October 1969) is a retired Honduran professional football player who is considered one of the best players ever in Honduras but a serious injury cut his career early.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | César Augusto Obando Villeda | ||
Date of birth | (1969-10-26) 26 October 1969 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1994 | Motagua | (23) | |
1994 | Universitario | ||
1994–1996 | UA Tamaulipas | 11 | (2) |
1998 | Victoria | ||
Vida | |||
Pumas UNAH | |||
2000 | Real España | ||
2001–2002 | Motagua | ||
2002–2003 | Cartaginés | ||
National team | |||
1991–2002 | Honduras | 33 | (15) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | Necaxa (assistant) | ||
2012 | Pumas San Isidro | ||
2013– | Motagua Reserves | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
The diminutive Obando played in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras for F.C. Motagua, C.D. Victoria and Real C.D. España.[1] He also played abroad with Mexican outfit Correcaminos UAT, with fellow Honduran Eugenio Dolmo Flores at Peruvian side Universitario and in Costa Rica with Cartaginés.[2] At Cartaginés, he played alongside compatriots Arnold Cruz and Christian Santamaría but was released in February 2003.[3]
He played in the 1994 Copa Libertadores with Universitario, where the club were eliminated by Independiente Medellín in the knock-out stages.[4] In 1992, he was named World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year by the IFFHS.[5]
His last game as a professional player in the Honduran league was on 21 May 2002 with his team F.C. Motagua defeating C.D. Olimpia 2 - 1.[6] He is known for his powerful right footed shot. He scored 23 league goals for Motagua.[7]
Obando made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[8] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international was a March 2002 friendly match against the United States.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 June 1992 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Panama | 4–0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
2. | 26 July 1992 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Guatemala | 1–0 | 2-0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 12 August 1992 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | El Salvador | 3–0 | 2-0 | Friendly match |
4. | 13 September 1992 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly match |
5. | 22 September 1992 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Jamaica | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly match |
6. | 24 September 1992 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Jamaica | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly match |
7. | 24 September 1992 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Jamaica | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly match |
8. | 24 September 1992 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Jamaica | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly match |
9. | 8 November 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 3–2 | 3-2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10. | 28 November 1992 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | 4-0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11. | 5 December 1992 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2-1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12. | 25 March 1993 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | United States | 3–1 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
13. | 4 April 1993 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Canada | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14. | 17 November 1998 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Guatemala | 2–3 | 3–3 | Hurricane Relief Tournament |
15. | 18 November 1998 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | El Salvador | 1–0 | 2–1 | Hurricane Relief Tournament |
Obando was named Motagua's reserves coach in 2013.[9]
He was then made coach of a bilingual school called International School of Tegucigalpa (IST) at the capital of Honduras.
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