San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Honduran football is dressed in mourning. Luis Cruz, Former defender of the Honduran national team at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, died this Wednesday after several days of fighting againstthe Covid-19 pandemic.
The former Honduran footballer was admitted to a medical center in Honduras San Pedro Sula for several days, but unfortunately today he lost the battle against the coronavirus a the 68 years old.
Luis Cruz was a defender who had a career full of triumphs in Honduran football.
He is remembered for his agility in the jump and his intuition to anticipate attackers; he was a player with a lot of technique and had the virtue of being ambidextrous.
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The former player is considered one of the best defenders of Honduran football. He played as a center or left defender and was in more than 340 National League matches.
In addition to being a world champion with the Bicolor under the command of “Chelato” Uclés, the former catracho player stood out with the shirt of the Motagua, with which it made debut in National League of Honduras.
He was also part of the Real Spain, Atlético Morazán and University, At the time claimed that he had the conditions to succeed abroad, but unfortunately could not fulfill this dream.
Luis Cruz won two first division titles in the National League of Honduras, one with the blue ones of the Motagua and another one with the aurinegros of the Real Spain.
Second former footballer to die for Covid-19
In addition to former World Cup player Luis Cruz, the former Honduran player Jorge Humberto Zapata (42 years old), Who played for National League teams such as Real España and Platense, died this Wednesday morning due to the coronavirus.
Zapata lost the battle against the pandemic at a hospital in Tegucigalpa, where he had been admitted.
The striker made his debut in the First Division of catracho football with the shirt of Real Spain in 1997.
Born in Puerto Cortés, he also wore the Platense shirt, but only played two games in the 2001 Overture Tournament.
In addition, Jorge Zapata was part of the Savio Sports team at the request of coach Hernán Martínez Garcia (QDDG).