Rudy Williams (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudy Alberto Williams | ||
| Date of birth | July 25, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Vida | (12) | |
| 1988–2000 | Olimpia | (17) | |
| 1994–1995 | ADET | ||
| 2001–2002 | Universidad | (1) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1985 | Honduras U-20 | ||
| 1986 | Honduras U-21 | ||
| 1987 | Honduras U-23 | ||
| 1992–1995 | Honduras | 12 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2013 | |||
Rudy Alberto Williams (born 25 August 1965) is a retired Honduran football defender, who played most of his career for Olimpia in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Club career[edit]
Williams also played for Vida, Pumas UNAH and Salvadoran club ADET. He is most famous for scoring the winning goal against Real España in the 1989–90 final that gave Olimpia its 10th national title.[1]
International career[edit]
Williams made his senior debut for Honduras in a September 1992 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[2] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[3]
His final international was a December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 December 1995 | Estadio de la Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Costa Rica |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup |
Retirement[edit]
After he quit playing, Williams lived in the United States for several years where he learned painting houses, a job he now has in Honduras.[4]
Honours and awards[edit]
Club[edit]
- C.D. Olimpia
- Liga Profesional de Honduras (3): 1989–90, 1996–97, 1998–99
- Honduran Cup: (2): 1995, 1998
- Honduran Supercup: (1): 1997
- C.D.S. Vida
Country[edit]
- Honduras
- Copa Centroamericana (1): 1995
References[edit]
- ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Rudy Williams, el héroe del décimo título del Olimpia – 11 January 2013
- ^ Rudy Williams – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- ^ Rudy Williams relata su vida como pintor - Diez (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Rudy Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- C.D.S. Vida players
- C.D. Olimpia players
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
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