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Luis Cálix (footballer, born 1965)

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Luis Cálix
Luis Cálix in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Cálix Acosta
Date of birth (1965-08-30) 30 August 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Tela, Honduras
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Tela Timsa
1987–1990 Real España
1990–1991 Santos Laguna 14 (2)
1992–1994 Petrotela
1994–1995 Marathón
1998–1999 Real España
International career
1988–1994 Honduras 47 (9)
Managerial career
2013– Parrillas One
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Enrique Cálix Acosta (born 30 August 1965) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with his national team in the early 1990s.

Club career

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Nicknamed El Gavilán (the Hawk), the moustached Cálix started his career at hometown club Tela Timsa and also played for Real España, Marathón and had an unsuccessful spell in Mexico with Santos Laguna.

His final league game was on 10 July 1999 when he played for Real España against Olimpia.[1]

International career

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Cálix made his debut for Honduras in the late 1980s and has earned a total of 47 caps, scoring 9 goals.[2] He has represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup,[4] as well as at the 1991[5] and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]

His final international was a June 8, 1994 2-8 demolition by soon to be crowned-World Cup winners Brazil in San Diego in which he scored one of Honduras' consolation goals.

International goals

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Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Canada 3–0 4-2 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 30 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Jamaica 1–0 5-0 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3. 30 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Jamaica 3–0 5-0 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. 28 June 1992 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Panama 3–0 4–0 Friendly match
5. 12 August 1992 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  El Salvador 1–0 3–0 Friendly match
6. 22 September 1992 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Jamaica 2–1 5–1 Friendly match
7. 22 September 1992 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Jamaica 5–1 5–1 Friendly match
8. 7 March 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Costa Rica 2–0 2-0 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup
9. 8 June 1994 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, USA  Brazil 1–3 2-8 Friendly match

Managerial career

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After he quit playing at 33 years of age, Cálix moved to the United States to work in construction[7] and to become a minor league coach at Kendall Soccer College and Miami FC. He became in charge of Honduran Second Division side Parrillas One ahead of the 2013 Clausura[8] and winning promotion to the top tier.

Personal life

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His son Luis Calix played for Miami FC and joined his father at Parrillas One.[9]

Honours and awards

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Club

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C.D. Real Espana
C.D. Marathón

Country

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Honduras

References

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  1. ^ Ismael responde Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Luis CálixFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 – RSSSF
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  7. ^ “Gavilán” Cálix regresó a Honduras para dirigir al Parrillas One Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – Diez (in Spanish)
  8. ^ “Gavilán” Calix: “Me fascina cómo trabaja Mourinho” – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  9. ^ “Gavilanes” que vuelan juntos… Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today La Tribuna (in Spanish)
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