Diego Vásquez
 Diego Vásquez in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Martín Vásquez Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motagua (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | San Martín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | San Martín | (0) | |
| 1987–1991 | River Plate | (0) | |
| 1991–1993 | Huracán | (0) | |
| 1994–1997 | Independiente Rivadavia | (0) | |
| 1997–2000 | Motagua | (0) | |
| 2000–2001 | Marathón | (0) | |
| 2001–2002 | Motagua | (0) | |
| 2002–2004 | Universidad | 55 | (0) |
| 2004 | Municipal Valencia | 18 | (0) |
| 2005 | Suchitepéquez | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Marathón | (0) | |
| 2007 | Vida | 14 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Victoria | 36 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportes Savio | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 156+ | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Motagua | ||
| 2022 | Honduras (interim) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Honduras | ||
| 2023 | Puntarenas | ||
| 2023– | Motagua | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Martín Vásquez Castro (born 3 July 1971) is an Argentine football coach and former player who is the manager of Honduran club Motagua.
Club career
Nicknamed Barbie, Vásquez played most of his career in Honduras as a goalkeeper, most notably for F.C. Motagua where he conquered several titles and individual awards.[2] He began his career playing for his hometown club San Martín de Mendoza.[3]
His debut for Motagua occurred on 24 August 1997, where he saved two penalty kicks in the 1–0 victory over C.D.S. Vida.[4] According to Diego, his most memorable event as a player took place in the final series of the 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional season against Club Deportivo Olimpia where after a 0–0 global score, the title had to be decided by penalty shoot-outs in which Vásquez saved the decisive kick to give Motagua its 8th national championship.[5]
Vásquez retired from professional football in 2011 playing for Deportes Savio.[6]
Managerial career
Just as he did as a player, Vásquez began with F.C. Motagua his career as a manager in Honduras in 2013.[7] The first achievement under his management occurred only a year after in the 2014–15 season, a success which represented Motagua's 13th national title.[8] In his first shot as a manager, he already owns the accomplishment of having over 300 consecutive games leading a Honduran Liga Nacional club as a coach, surpassing Carlos Padilla, also with Motagua.[9]
On 27 November 2023, Vásquez returned to Motagua.[10]
Honors
Player
Motagua
- Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A
- Honduran Liga Nacional best goalkeeper (2): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C
Universidad
- Honduran Liga Nacional best goalkeeper (1): 2004–05 C
Manager
Motagua
- Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C
- Honduran Supercup (1): 2017
References
- ^ "Diego Vásquez". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Diez.hn – Diego Vásquez: "Fui muy mujeriego" – 4 August 2010
- ^ Futbolistasaxem.com.ar – De los tres palos a la pista de baile. La historia Diego “La Barbie” Vásquez – 17 December 2013
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 7 September 2011
- ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Las 10 curiosidades del clásico Olimpia-Motagua – 7 April 2014
- ^ Diez.hn – Diego Vásquez se retiró entre lágrimas del fútbol – 20 November 2011
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Diego Vásquez, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Motagua – 22 November 2013
- ^ Televicentro.hn – Motagua alza su copa 13 como "Campeón de Honduras" al vencer 2-1 a Real Sociedad Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine – 20 December 2014
- ^ RadioHouse.hn – Las estadísticas exoneran a Diego Vásquez y señalan a los jugadores de Motagua – 11 October 2016
- ^ "DE VUELTA A CASA" [Back home] (in Spanish). Motagua. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
External links
- Diego Martin Vazquez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Diego Vásquez coach profile at Soccerway
