David Suazo vs Noel Valladares
Honduras against Honduras. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
David Suazo
Honduras · 1999–2010 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Honduras
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 57 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- Cagliari Calcio, Inter Milan, Genoa CFC
Ninety four league goals in 254 matches for Cagliari between 1999 and 2007 earned him the name Sardinia used, Pantera Nera, and 14 of those came in Serie A in his last season on the island. Inter took him to Milan for the 2007-08 Serie A title, and for Honduras he scored 17 goals in 57 caps and played at the 2010 World Cup, the country's first in 28 years. Career record: 57 caps and 17 goals for Honduras; club career at Cagliari Calcio, Inter Milan, Genoa CFC.
Noel Valladares
Honduras · 2010–14 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Honduras
- #6 of 33
- Clubs
- F.C. Motagua, C.D. Olimpia
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.
The verdict
The almanac puts David Suazo ahead by 3 rating points, 85 against 82.
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