# Milton Núñez

Milton Omar Núñez García (born 30 October 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer.
Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras before moving abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala and for Nacional in Uruguay. He then briefly appeared for PAOK in the Superleague Greece and for Sunderland in the Premier League.

## Club career
### Early career

Born in Sambo Creek, Honduras, Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras with Deportes Progreseño and Real España before moving abroad to play for Guatemalan side Comunicaciones and for Uruguayan club Nacional.

### PAOK

In 1999, Nuñez joined Greek club PAOK.

### Sunderland

In March 2000, Nuñez signed for Premier League side Sunderland. The transfer fee paid to former club Nacional was reported as £1.6 million plus a possible further £1 million in bonuses.
One theory surrounding his signing is that Peter Reid, who was the manager when Núñez was brought to the Stadium of Light, thought that he had signed Núñez's strike partner at PAOK, Adolfo Valencia, and not Núñez himself. Núñez himself claimed in an interview that Sunderland had thought that Valencia and Nunez's international team-mate Eduardo Bennett, both of whom were of a similar build, were the same player, and had watched both of them play for PAOK and Honduras respectively assuming they had seen the same player twice. In the confusion, they had ended up signing Núñez by mistake, with the diminutive forward being the only Honduran player at PAOK. Sunderland later went to court over the transfer as Nunez was owned by Uruguayan third tier team Uruguay Montevideo at the time of his move to Wearside, although he never played for them. Nunez stayed in England for two years before returning to Nacional, after playing just once for Sunderland against Wimbledon in the league and Luton Town in the League Cup. He later played for Pachuca and Necaxa.

### Back in Honduras

Núñez returned to his native Honduras in 2004 and he signed for Olimpia in summer 2007 and in June 2008 he rejoined Marathón before moving abroad again.

### Guatemala

In 2009, Núñez crossed the border to play for Guatemalan side Jalapa and then joined USAC for the 2010 Clausura championship, along with Selvin Motta and former national team goalkeeper Paulo César Motta. In June 2010, he rejoined Comunicaciones before joining Universidad SC the following year.
In February 2013, a historic fine was imposed on a Guatemalan football club after fans of Heredia racially abused USAC's black striker Núñez.
Núñez left USAC in 2017 before joining third tier team Deportivo Ayutla in September 2018.

### Victoria

In June 2019, Nunez signed a contract with Victoria, where he would play alongside his son, also named Milton.

## International career

Tyson made his debut for Honduras in a May 1994 Miami Cup match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 86 caps, scoring 33 goals, making him third on Honduras' national team's all-time goalscorers list.
He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001,2003 and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1996, 2000 and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international was an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

## Personal life

Nuñez received the nickname Tyson due to his resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.

## Career statistics
### Club

Sources:

### International goals

Source:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 5 May 1994 | Miami, United States | Peru | 2–1 | Win | Miami Cup |
| 2. | 3 December 1995 | Santa Ana, El Salvador | Guatemala | 2–0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1995 |
| 3. | 10 December 1995 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Guatemala | 3–0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1995 |
| 4. | 6 March 1996 | Miami, United States | Colombia | 1–2 | Loss | Friendly |
| 5. | 17 November 1996 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11–3 | Win | World Cup 1998 Qualifier |
| 6. | 17 November 1996 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11–3 | Win | World Cup 1998 Qualifier |
| 7. | 18 April 1997 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | El Salvador | 3–0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 |
| 8. | 17 March 1999 | San José, Costa Rica | Belize | 5–1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 |
| 9. | 24 March 1999 | San José, Costa Rica | El Salvador | 3–1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 |
| 10. | 24 March 1999 | San José, Costa Rica | El Salvador | 3–1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 |
| 11. | 9 February 2000 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | El Salvador | 5–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 12. | 9 February 2000 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | El Salvador | 5–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 13. | 16 February 2000 | Miami, United States | Colombia | 2–0 | Win | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 14. | 4 March 2000 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Nicaragua | 3–0 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 15. | 7 May 2000 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Panama | 3–1 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 16. | 3 June 2000 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Haiti | 4–0 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 17. | 17 June 2000 | Port au Prince, Haiti | Haiti | 3–1 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 18. | 28 February 2001 | San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Tie | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 19. | 23 May 2001 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Panama | 1–2 | Loss | UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 |
| 20. | 25 May 2001 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Nicaragua | 10–2 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 |
| 21. | 25 May 2001 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Nicaragua | 10–2 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 |
| 22. | 1 September 2001 | Washington DC, United States | United States | 3–2 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 23. | 1 September 2001 | Washington DC, United States | United States | 3–2 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 24. | 5 September 2001 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Jamaica | 1–0 | Win | World Cup 2002 Qualifier |
| 25. | 20 November 2002 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Colombia | 1–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 26. | 31 March 2004 | Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica | 2–2 | Tie | Friendly |
| 27. | 19 February 2005 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Nicaragua | 5–1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
| 28. | 19 February 2005 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Nicaragua | 5–1 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
| 29. | 21 February 2005 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Belize | 4–0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
| 30. | 21 February 2005 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Belize | 4–0 | Win | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
| 31. | 27 February 2005 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Tie | UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 |
| 32. | 16 July 2005 | Foxboro, United States | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Win | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 33. | 7 October 2006 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Guatemala | 3–2 | Win | Friendly |

## Honours and awards
### Club

Comunicaciones
* Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (3): 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98
Nacional
* Uruguayan Primera División (2): 1998, 2001
Marathón
* Liga Profesional de Honduras (2): 2004–05 A, 2008–09 A
Real Espana
* Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2006–07 C
Olimpia
* Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2007–08 C

### Country

Honduras
* Copa Centroamericana: 1995

### Individual

* Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Top Goalscorer: 1994–95