Wilmer Cruz

Wilmer Cruz
Personal information
Full name	Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes
Date of birth	18 December 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Victoria (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1990	Real España
1990–1991	Platense
1991–1994	Real España
1994–1996	Motagua
1997	Independiente
1996–1999	Real España
2000	Vida
2000	Savio
2001	Victoria
2001–2002	Savio
International career
1991–2000	Honduras
Managerial career
2003	Savio
2011	Atlético Municipal
2011–2012	Parrillas One
2012	Atlético Municipal
2014–2015	Honduras Progreso
2016	Juticalpa
2017	Honduras Progreso
2019	Juticalpa
2019-	Victoria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilmer Enrique Cruz Paredes (born 18 December 1965) is a Honduran football manager and former player who manages Victoria.

Club career

Nicknamed Pájaro (Bird) and Supermán, Cruz played 129 league matches for Real C.D. España and also had spells with Platense F.C., F.C. Motagua and Deportes Savio as well as short stints with C.D.S. Vida, Independiente Villela and C.D. Victoria.^[1] He played his final league game in January 2001 for Savio against Olimpia.^[2]

In September 1999, he was said to be interested to play in Costa Rica but would have to withdraw his candidacy to become mayor of his hometown, Santa Cruz de Yojoa.^[3]

International career

Cruz made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[4] and played at the 1991, 1993,^[5] 1995^[6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups^[7] as well as at the 1991,^[8] 1993,^[9] 1996^[10] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[11]

His final international was a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

Managerial career

After finishing his playing career with Savio, he became in charge of the team in 2003.^[12] In May 2011, he was manager of hometown club Atlético Municipal.^[13] Cruz resigned as coach of second division Parrillas One in February 2012.^[14] In February 2013, he was named manager of Honduras Progreso,^[15] succeeding Gilberto Machado.