Ramón Núñez
Ramón Núñez (left) playing for FC Dallas
Personal information
Full name	Ramón Fernando Núñez Reyes
Date of birth	November 14, 1985 (1985-11-14) (age 24)
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Youth career
2003	SMU
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009 2009	FC Dallas Chivas USA Olimpia Puebla F.C. Cruz Azul	067 (14) 008 0(0) 034 0(3) 020 0(5) 011 0(0)
National team2
2005 2007–2008 2006–	Honduras U-20 Honduras U-23 Honduras	009 0(1) 013 0(3) 014 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2009-08-12. * Appearances (Goals)

Ramón Núñez (born November 14, 1985 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a Honduran football player, who plays central midfielder. He currently is unattached.

[edit] Early career

Núñez grew up in the United States (in Dallas, Texas), coming with his family on his father's investor visa in the early 1990s and graduating from W. T. White High School in Dallas, Texas.^[1][2] He was drafted by the Dallas Burn sixth overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft after one season of college soccer at Southern Methodist University for which he was named the Missouri Valley Conference freshman of the year.

[edit] Professional career

In his first year with the Dallas Burn (which later changed their name to FC Dallas), Núñez saw very limited action, playing a total of 107 minutes in eight games. However, he came on strong at the end of his second season, earning a starting role and finishing with five league goals and three assists. After losing a starting spot in, he was traded to Chivas USA in August 2007 where he failed to impress. He was waived at the end of the season.

Soon after, Ramon joined Olimpia of Honduras where he made 34 appearances, finding the net three times. He was a key player in Olimpia's lineup and played mostly as an attacking midfielder where he acted as the playmaker of the team, providing several assists. Due to his good form with the squad and with the Honduran national football squad he was signed on loan for six months by Puebla of the Mexican First Division where he wears the number 10 jersey.

He made his first goal with Puebla on February 18, 2009 against C.F. Pachuca in his fifth appearance with the club (his first starting appearance). His goal made the match 2-1.

He made his second goal on February 21 against Jaguares after a penalty shoot, to make the match 1-0.

He scored his third goal of the season in a penalty shoot in his tenth appearance for the club against San Luis.

He has continued to score for 'La Franja' since then and has managed to bring his goal tally up to five goals which have contributed to Puebla's recent success. He has assisted five goals throughout the season.

Nunez was transferred to Cruz Azul for the 2009-2010 season. In the Concacaf Champions league he has scored two goals. One against Columbus crew and the other against Saprissa.

[edit] International career

Núñez was part of the Honduran U-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Then, on October 2006, Núñez was called up to the Honduran senior team for the first time. He made his debut for the national side on September 9, 2007 coming in as a substitute in a match against Costa Rica. Ramon made his second and third appearances in September after being called up by Reinaldo Rueda to play in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Ramón Núñez scored two goals for the Honduran national football team after the team was down one goal against Canada on September 6, 2008 to defeat the squad 2-1. Four days later he found the net again in Honduras' 2-0 match against Jamaica.

[edit] Career statistics

^[3]

[edit] International goals

Ramón Núñez: International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2008	Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Canada	1 – 1	2 – 1	2010 World Cup qualifiers
2	6 September 2008	Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Canada	2 – 1	2 – 1	2010 World Cup qualifiers
3	10 September 2008	Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Jamaica	1 – 0	2 – 0	2010 World Cup qualifiers

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Gabriel Cabarrouy. FC Dallas midfielder awaits work visa approval: Midfielder Ricchetti signed with club prior to season opener - Núñez gains new status, Al Día, April 26, 2007]
2. ^ FC Dallas Roster: Bio: Ramón Núñez (retrieved June 9, 2007)
3. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_n

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