Nigel Zúniga

Nigel Zúniga
Personal information
Full name	Nigel Alberto Zúniga Hontar
Date of birth	9 June 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Tela, Honduras
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1992	Platense
1992–1994	Petrotela
1995–1997	Vida
1997–1998	Motagua
1998–1999	Real Maya
1999–2000	Real España
2000–2002	Marathón
2002–2003	Real España
International career
1996–2000	Honduras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2013-7-15

Nigel Alberto Zúniga Hontar (born 9 June 1972) is a former Honduran football player who played as a defender.^[1]

Club career

Known by his powerful left foot and excellent defensive and offensive work, Zúniga has excelled in his career in the Honduran football. He started his career in Platense F.C., moving to C.D. Petrotela, C.D.S. Vida, F.C. Motagua, Real Maya, Real C.D. España and C.D. Marathón.

He managed to be champion with Motagua (1997-98 Apertura) and Marathón (2001-02 Clausura).

Zúniga made his debut for Honduras in a March 1996 friendly match and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[2]

His final international was a May 2000 friendly match against Canada.