Erick Norales
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Zenón Norales Casildo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo OKC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Vida | 80 | (7) |
| 2006–2011 | Marathón | 118 | (11) |
| 2012 | Hunan Billows | 28 | (2) |
| 2013 | Marathón | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Vida (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Indy Eleven | 46 | (5) |
| 2016– | Rayo OKC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Honduras U20 | 8 | (1) | |
| 2007–2008 | Honduras U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Honduras | 33 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:41, 11 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Erick Zenón Norales Casildo (born 11 February 1985) is a Honduran football defender, currently playing for Rayo OKC in the North American Soccer League.
Club career
Currently under reconstruction
Norales Began his professional career with C.D. Vida in 2002 to 2006 in his hometown of La Ceida, making 80 league appearances and scoring seven goals at the onset of his club career.from 2006 to 2011 Norales Appeared in 118 league matches (11 goals) for powerhouse club Marathón , helping the squad to three straight Apertura season titles (2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10) ... During the 2010-11 season played every minute of team’s eight games in CONCACAF Champions League competition, including 2-1 home wins against Seattle Sounders FC and C.D. Saprissa ... For the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League he played all 90 minutes in group-opening 3-1 home win against D.C. United, Marathón’s third straight victory over the MLS side … Turned in 90-minute performances in last two group fixtures, back-to-back victories that lifted Marathón into the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year ... During the 2008-09 he was part of Marathón squad that won their group in CONCACAF Champions League and advanced to Quarterfinals … Played all but 22 minutes in highly successful six-game group stage campaign that featured a home-and-away sweep against D.C. United as well as wins against Mexican giants Cruz Azul and Costa Rican side C.D. Saprissa … Scored in two of those games; headers at home against D.C. United (2-0 W) and at Cruz Azul (1-1 T). Norales Headed across the Pacific alongside fellow Honduran countryman Astor Henriquez and Emil Martinez for the 2012 season with Hunan Billows in the Chinese Jia League (Second Division). He Made a return to his first professional club, C.D. Vida for the 2013 season, during the Honduran Liga Nacional’s Apertura (Opening) season in the fall, logging the full 720 minutes and notching a pair of goals across his eight appearances … Returned to his former side Marathón for the Liga Nacional’s Clausura (Closing) season in January, making 17 appearances (all starts) while logging 1,448 minutes.
On 10 February 2016, Norales signed for newly formed NASL team Rayo OKC.[1]
International career
He was part of the Honduran U-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.
He made his senior debut for the national side in an April 2007 friendly match against Haiti and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2009,[3] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[4] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
On 20 March 2008 Norales converted the final penalty kick in the semi finals of the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, to guarantee qualification to the 2008 Olympic Games for Honduras. He would eventually play two matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 June 2009 | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, USA |  Panama |
2–0 | 2–0 | friendly match |
| 2. | 7 September 2010 | Stade Saputo, Montreal, Canada |  Canada |
1–1 | 1–2 | friendly match |
References
- ^ "RAYO OKC SIGNS ERICK NORALES AND JARAD VAN SCHAIK". www.rayookc.com. Rayo OKC. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Erick Norales – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Erick Norales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Erick Norales at ESPN FC
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- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from La Ceiba
- Association football defenders
- Honduran footballers
- Honduras international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Honduras
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2014 Copa Centroamericana players
- C.D.S. Vida players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Hunan Billows players
- China League One players
- Indy Eleven players
- Honduran expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Honduran expatriates in China
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras players
- North American Soccer League players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players