Víctor Núñez

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Víctor Núñez

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Núñez Rodríguez
Date of birth	15 April 1980 (1980-04-15)
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	CS Herediano
Number	21
Youth career
	Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2003	Saprissa	48	(11)
2000–2001	→ ASODELI (loan)	31	(21)
2002–2003	→ Santa Barbara (loan)	18	(16)
2003–2008	Alajuelense	57	(26)
2004–2006	→ Cartaginés (loan)	53	(29)
2008–2010	Liberia Mia	51	(31)
2010–	Herediano	40	(19)
National team‡
2006–	Costa Rica	17	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 16, 2008

Víctor Núñez Rodríguez (born 15 April 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Costa Rican professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Club Sport Herediano in the Primera Division de Costa Rica.

Personal

Núñez is originally from the Dominican Republic but he moved to Costa Rica when he was 14 years old. He received a Costa Rican passport in 2003.

Club career

Nuñez is another player that came out of the minor league system of Deportivo Saprissa, where he played his first seasons. He made his professional debut in a league match against Goicoechea on December 16, 1999.

Nuñez scored his first goal back on October 12 of the 2000 against LD Alajuelense, playing on loan for AD Limonense. He led the domestic goal scoring charts in 2000/01 as well in the last season and his nickname is El Mambo referencing the traditional rhythm of his home country.

He never really earned trust at Saprissa so he was loaned again once he went back to them. After a few bad disappointing seasons with Saprissa but with a high recognition in the country, he was signed by Saprissa's archrival LD Alajuelense. He did not have a lot of options during his first year, so he was, again, loaned to CS Cartaginés and after an amazing campaign he returned to LD Alajuelense and finally became an important piece of the team.

He is a strong and decisive player who has a great ability to dribble rivals and has score amazing goals, he is usually very accurate on his shots.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Nuñez has made 17 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team since he became a Costa Rican citizen, his debut coming in a friendly against South Korea on February 11, 2006. He was part of the Costa Rica squad for 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany, making him the first Dominican Republic-born athlete to compete in a FIFA World Cup,^{[citation needed]}.

Most recently, Nuñez has appeared in four qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	September 12, 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Canada	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	October 13, 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	1–0	2–2	Friendly
3.	November 21, 2007	Estadio Rod Carew, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	June 14, 2008	Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Grenada	2–2	2–2	World Cup qualifier
5.	October 15, 2008	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica	Haiti	2–0	2–0	World Cup qualifier
6.	January 14, 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Honduras	1–0	1–1	Uncaf 2011

External links

• Profile at National Football Teams
• Profile at Nacion (Spanish)