Prudencio Norales

Prudencio Norales

Personal information
Full name	Prudencio Norales Martínez
Date of birth	(1956-04-20) 20 April 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Honduras
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1989	Olimpia		(73)
1989–1990	Curacao		(3)
1990–1991	Súper Estrella		(9)
1991–1992	Atlético Indio		(3)
International career
1977	Honduras U-20
1980–1982	Honduras
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Norales and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Prudencio Norales Martínez (born 20 April 1956) is a retired Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Club career

Nicknamed Tecate, Norales also played for Olimpia. He is one of the few players who scored four goals in a Honduran league game, against Atlético Portuario in October 1979.[2] He scored 88 goals in total in the Honduran League[3] and scored the 500th league goal in Olimpia's history on 22 July 1979, also against Atlético Portuario.

International career

Norales played at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship,[4] where he scored the winning goal in their first game against Morocco.

Norales represented Honduras in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in 2 games at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[5]

References

1. 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
2. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
3. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
4. Prudencio Norales – FIFA competition record (archived)
5. Prudencio Norales – FIFA competition record (archived)

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