Nicolás Suazo Velásquez (born 9 January 1965) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Nicknamed Nicogol because of his prolific goalscoring, Suazo played in Honduras for Independiente, Marathón and Victoria, in Costa Rica for Herediano alongside compatriot Danilo Galindo and for Comunicaciones and USAC in Guatemala.
He scored 48 goals in total in the Honduran National League and still is the most prolific Honduran in de Costa Rican league with 46.
International career
Suazo made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 51 caps, scoring 28 goals. He has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1993, and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was top goalscorer at the 1993 UNCAF Cup with 5 goals.
His final international was a November 1998 friendly match against El Salvador.
International goals
Managerial career
After his playing career ended, he has been rather successful as a coach. He won 1 championships in Honduras with C.D. Marathón.
Personal life
His parents are Nicolás Suazo and Josefina Velásquez and he is the brother of footballer David Suazo. He is also Maynor Suazo cousin.
Honours
Player
C.D. Marathón
Honduran Cup: (1): 1994
C.S.D. Comunicaciones
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (1): 1997–98
Honduras
Copa Centroamericana (2): 1993, 1995
Manager
C.D. Marathón
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: (1): 2004–05 A
References
External links
El ex florense Nicolás Suazo habla con LA PRENSA LIBRE (Interview) - Prensa Libre Acciones de jugadores hondureños - Nación