José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos (born 10 March 1959), nicknamed El Güicho, is a retired Honduran football midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos | ||
Date of birth | (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 63) | ||
Place of birth | Honduras | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | Independiente | 27 | (4) |
1982–1983 | Olimpia | 22 | (3) |
1983–1997 | Real España | 296 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
1991–1993 | Honduras | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1997 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1997 |
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[3] and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]
His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.
Honduras squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up | ||
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