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Edy Vásquez

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Edy Vásquez
Personal information
Full name Edy Rafael Vásquez Andrade
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Motagua 63 (7)
International career
2006–2007 Honduras 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007-05-12
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2007

Edy Vásquez (October 31, 1983 – May 12, 2007) was a Honduran football midfielder, who played for Motagua. He died in a hospital in the morning of May 12, 2007, following a car crash in Colonia Las Brisas, Tegucigalpa. Vasquez played 63 matches wearing Motagua's blue shirt and scored 7 times. His first game was on April 3, 2004, a 3–2 loss against Real España in the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula.

His last game was on April 29, 2007 with a 1–0 win over Marathon.

His first goal was on March 13, 2005, in a 2–1 win against Victoria in Tegucigalpa which he scored in the last minute. His last goal was against Hispano on October 5, 2006, in Tegucigalpa.

He suffered from a tibia and fibula fracture preventing him playing for most of the 2006–07 season. He played for Honduras in two games when Flavio Ortega was the coach.

Vasquez was called to play for the National team for the Gold Cup 2007 tournament. His number on both the national and the club team was #16. Due to his death, the club team Motagua has retired his jersey number in respect of his loyalty to the team.

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