Milton Núñez
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Milton Núñez | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Milton Omar Núñez García | |
Date of birth | November 30, 1972 | |
Place of birth | Sambo Creek, Honduras | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Olimpia | |
Number | 20 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1991-1993 1993-1998 1998 1999-2001 2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007- |
Deportivo Progreseño Real España Nacional Sunderland Nacional CF Pachuca Necaxa CD Marathon CSD Comunicaciones Real España Olimpia |
12 (0) 77 (16) 15 (4) 1 (0) 14 (2) 21 (2) 30 (8) 26 (6) 11 (2) 41 (11) 19 (5) |
National team2 | ||
1994 - 2006 | Honduras | 84 (33) [1] |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Milton Núñez (born November 30, 1972 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a Honduran soccer player. He is a striker playing for Olimpia. He briefly appeared for Sunderland in the English Premiership. Nunez is now somewhat a cult hero for Sunderland, due to his size and only one appearance. It is believed that Peter Reid, who was the manager when Nunez was brought to the Stadium of Light, thought that he had signed Nunez's strike partner at Nacional not Nunez himself which led to a brief stay only in England before returning to Nacional, after playing just one game for Sunderland.