Norman Nuñez Pipersburgh (born 12 June 1971) is a Belizean retired

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who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Belize's best players of all time.

Club career

The much-travelled Nuñez has played for many different teams in his native Belize and had a one-month spell at Honduran side

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where he broke his foot and never returned to the club. He was 7 times the

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top goalscorer. He was the outstanding

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player when they beat Honduran side

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4–1 away in a

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game, the only team to win a continental CONCACAF match for Belize.

International career

Nicknamed ''Tilliman'', Nuñez made his debut for

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his country's first FIFA acknowledged competitive game, an

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match against

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in November 1995 and went on to earn a total of 11 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented Belize in 3

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matches and played at the

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and

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.Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details
- RSSSF His final international was at that 2005 UNCAF tournament, Belize's third game against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* 1971 births Living people Belizean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Belize men's international footballers Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players C.D. Marathón players New Site Erei players FC Belize players Verdes FC players Belizean expatriate men's footballers Belizean expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras {{Belize-footy-bio-stub