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Óscar Lagos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lagos and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.

Óscar Abraham Lagos Núñez (born 17 June 1973) is a retired Honduran football player.

Club career

Nicknamed el Mexicano because he lived there with his mother in his youth,[1] Lagos played the majority of his career for F.C. Motagua for whom he scored 2 league goals,[2] but also had spells with Real Maya, Real Patepluma[3] and Universidad. He played abroad for Salvadoran outfit Dragón and in 2006 he moved to Nicaragua to play with Real Estelí.[4]

International career

Lagos made his debut for Honduras in a March 1995 friendly match against Brazil and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[5] and played at the 1996[6] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups[7] as well as at the 2001 Copa América,[8] where he tested positive for the use of cocaine and marihuana after failing a test after their opening game against Costa Rica.[9] He was subsequently banned from playing for two years.[1]

As a consequence, his final international was the July 2001 Copa América match against Bolivia.

Personal life

Lagos is divorced and has four children.[10] Former World Cup player Juan Cruz Murillo is an uncle, being the brother of his mother.[1]

Lagos has struggled with drugs from the age of 11, visiting three rehab centers without success. As of September 2015, he was without a job and living in poverty.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Óscar Lagos: Jugar drogado ¡eso era normal! - Diario Más (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Goleadores - Ciclón
  3. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Real Estelí contrata a ex seleccionado hondureño - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Óscar Lagos – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  8. ^ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
  9. ^ Doping de Lagos, de Honduras - La Nación (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Óscar Lagos: "Lo que he hecho en mi vida me da vergüenza y mucha pena" - Diez (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Óscar Lagos, solo, sin trabajo y quiere salir del "hoyo" - Diez (in Spanish)