Luis Enrique Cálix

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Luis Cálix
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Cálix Acosta
Date of birth (1965-08-30) 30 August 1965 (age 58)
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

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cálix and the second or maternal family name is Acosta.

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

Club career

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

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 1994 2-8 demolition by soon to be crowned-World Cup winners Brazil in which he scored one of Honduras' consolation goals.

International goals

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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ Ismael responde - La Prensa (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Luis Enrique Cálix – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  5. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. ↑ “Gavilán” Cálix regresó a Honduras para dirigir al Parrillas One - Diez (Spanish)
  8. ↑ “Gavilán” Calix: “Me fascina cómo trabaja Mourinho” - La Prensa (Spanish)
  9. ↑ “Gavilanes” que vuelan juntos… - La Tribuna (Spanish)

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