Which clubs did Noel Valladares play for?

F.C. Motagua (1996–2005), C.D. Olimpia (2006–present).

Where does Noel Valladares rank among Honduras's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Noel Valladares #6 of Honduras's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Stalwart tier.

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Noel Valladares

Stalwart GK Right-footed leaderclutch

Rating

Life

1977

Clubs

F.C. Motagua, C.D. Olimpia

Editorial rank of 33 for Honduras

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Sixteen years in the Honduras goal produced 135 caps for Valladares, and the pick of them came at the 2010 World Cup, where he shut out Switzerland and was named man of the match. He was voted best goalkeeper of the 2011 Gold Cup, kept goal at both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, and won nine Honduran league titles with Olimpia. Career record: club career at F.C. Motagua, C.D. Olimpia.

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Career record

1996–2005	F.C. Motagua
2006–today	C.D. Olimpia

Shared the era

Honduras legends whose careers overlapped Valladares's

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Around Valladares in the almanac

One rank above: Maynor Figueroa at #5.

One rank below: Emilio Izaguirre at #7.

Honduras's editorial top five: David Suazo · Amado Guevara · Wilson Palacios · Carlos Pavón · Maynor Figueroa.