César Obando

César Augusto Obando Villeda, nicknamed El Nene, (born 26 October 1969) is a retired Honduran professional football player who is considered one of the best players ever in Honduras but a serious injury cut his career early.

César Obando
Personal information
Full name César Augusto Obando Villeda
Date of birth (1969-10-26) 26 October 1969
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Motagua (23)
1994 Universitario
1994–1996 UA Tamaulipas 11 (2)
1998 Victoria
Vida
Pumas UNAH
2000 Real España
2001–2002 Motagua
2002–2003 Cartaginés
National team
1991–2002 Honduras 33 (15)
Teams managed
2012 Necaxa (assistant)
2012 Pumas San Isidro
2013– Motagua Reserves
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obando and the second or maternal family name is Villeda.

Club career

The diminutive Obando played in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras for F.C. Motagua, C.D. Victoria and Real C.D. España.[1] He also played abroad with Mexican outfit Correcaminos UAT, with fellow Honduran Eugenio Dolmo Flores at Peruvian side Universitario and in Costa Rica with Cartaginés.[2] At Cartaginés, he played alongside compatriots Arnold Cruz and Christian Santamaría but was released in February 2003.[3]

He played in the 1994 Copa Libertadores with Universitario, where the club were eliminated by Independiente Medellín in the knock-out stages.[4] In 1992, he was named World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year by the IFFHS.[5]

His last game as a professional player in the Honduran league was on 21 May 2002 with his team F.C. Motagua defeating C.D. Olimpia 2 - 1.[6] He is known for his powerful right footed shot. He scored 23 league goals for Motagua.[7]

International career

Obando made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[8] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.

His final international was a March 2002 friendly match against the United States.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 June 1992Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Panama4–04-0Friendly match
2.26 July 1992Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Guatemala1–02-01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.12 August 1992Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States El Salvador3–02-0Friendly match
4.13 September 1992Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–01–3Friendly match
5.22 September 1992Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Jamaica1–15–1Friendly match
6.24 September 1992Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Jamaica1–07–0Friendly match
7.24 September 1992Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Jamaica3–07–0Friendly match
8.24 September 1992Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Jamaica5–07–0Friendly match
9.8 November 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica3–23-21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.28 November 1992Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–04-01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.5 December 1992Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Costa Rica2–02-11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.25 March 1993Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras United States3–14-1Friendly match
13.4 April 1993Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Canada2–22–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.17 November 1998Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Guatemala2–33–3Hurricane Relief Tournament
15.18 November 1998Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States El Salvador1–02–1Hurricane Relief Tournament

Managerial career

Obando was named Motagua's reserves coach in 2013.[9]

He was then made coach of a bilingual school called International School of Tegucigalpa (IST) at the capital of Honduras.

References
  1. "El "Nene" Obando aún hace la bicicleta" ["The Kid" Obando still makes bicycle kicks] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
  2. "Desafíe a Ismael" [Challenge Ismael] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  3. Cartaginés rescinde contrato a hondureño César Obando - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. "Los llevo en mi corazón" [I hold you in my heart] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  5. IFFHS' World's Best Goal Scorers of the Year 1997-2006 - RSSSF
  6. Ismael responde Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. Goleadores Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Ciclón
  8. César Obando – FIFA competition record
  9. César Obando: “He vuelto a casa” - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
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