Donis Escober
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donis Salatiel Escober Izaguirre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth |
San Ignacio, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventud Olimpíca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2019 | Olimpia | 222 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2019 | Honduras | 63 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017 | |||
Donis Salatiel Escober Izaguirre (born 3 February 1981) is a Honduran retired football goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in
and has played his entire professional career for Olimpia.In March 2012, Escober was on the verge of breaking
Motagua's Nicaraguan goalkeeper Róger Mayorga's 36 years old-record of 838 minutes without conceding a goal in the Honduran league.[3] He did not make it in the end, after being beaten by a Marathón goal that left Escober only 35 minutes short of Mayorga's record.[4] After the 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Honduras came to an end, Escober announced that he would not continue with Olimpia and that he would retire from football.[5]
International career
Escober made his debut for
Australia in both legs, but failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Honduras.[11]
He has been an understudy to Noel Valladares for most of his international career.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ La tierra que cosechó a Donis Escober - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Quieren batir récord de Mayorga en Honduras Archived April 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Pinolero Sports
- ^ Estuvo cerca - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Confirmado: Escober no seguirá en Olimpia y se retira del fútbol; La Tribuna. (in Spanish)
- ^ Donis Escober – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Australia beat Honduras 3-1 to reach World Cup 2018 – as it happened; The Guardian
External links
- Donis Escober at National-Football-Teams.com
- World Cup profile - FIFA
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