Mauricio Fúnez

Honduran footballer (born 1959)

Mauricio Fúnez
Personal information
Full name	José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos
Date of birth	(1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Honduras
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Independiente	27	(4)
1982–1983	Olimpia	22	(3)
1983–1997	Real España	296	(6)
International career^‡
1991–1993	Honduras	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1997 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1997

José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos (born 10 March 1959), nicknamed El Güicho, is a retired Honduran football midfielder.

Club career

The moustached Fúnez played most of his career for Real España, whom he also skippered,^[1] in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He also played for Independiente Villela and C.D. Olimpia.^[2]

International career

Fúnez arrived late at the internationals scene, since he only made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[3] and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[4]

His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Real Espana

Liga Profesional de Honduras (3): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94
Honduran Cup: (1): 1992

C.D. Olimpia

Liga Profesional de Honduras (1): 1982–83

Country

Honduras

Copa Centroamericana (1): 1993,

References

^ Güicho Fúnez: “El España está obligado a ganar la final” - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2011-05-30 at the Wayback Machine – 26 May 2011
^ Mauricio Fúnez – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF