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 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

Special Notes