Walter López

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWalter Nahún•López Cárdenas
Used nameWalter•López
Nick/petnamesEl General
Born1 September 1977 in Ocotepeque, Ocotepeque (HON)
Died9 August 2015 (aged 37 years 11 months 8 days) in La Mesilla, Huehuetenango (GUA)
AffiliationsBSV Bad Bleiberg, Bad Bleiberg (AUT)
NOC Honduras

Biography

Walter López competed for the Honduran U-23 team in 1999-2000 and then was on the national team from 2000-05. A wingback, he played for multiple clubs in his career, as follows: Platense – 1997-99 and 2008-09; BSV Bad Bleiberg – 1999-2001; Austria Salzburg – 2001-02; Marathón – 2002-04; Olimpia – 2004-07; Motagua – 2007-08; Deportes Savio in 2009; Peñarol La Mesilla in 2009-10, and Cobán Imperial in 2012.

López was murdered in August 2015 by gangs at the Mexican border. He was outside the Estadio Comunal stadium in La Mesilla, preparing to watch a match while he and his wife were in town visiting her family.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Football (Football) HON Walter López
Football, Men (Olympic) Honduras 10

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