Diego Vásquez’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Diego Martín Vásquez Castro (born 3 July 1971 in San Martín, Argentina), known as Diego Vásquez, is a retired football player who currently serves as coach for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Club career

Nicknamed Barbie, Vásquez played most of his career in Honduras as a goalkeeper, most notably for F.C. Motagua where he conquered several titles and individual awards. He began his career playing for his hometown club San Martín de Mendoza.

His debut for Motagua occurred on 24 August 1997, where he saved two penalty kicks in the 1–0 victory over C.D.S. Vida. According to Diego, his most memorable event as a player took place in the final series of the 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional season against Club Deportivo Olimpia where after a 0–0 global score, the title had to be decided by penalty shoot-outs in which Vásquez saved the decisive kick to give Motagua its 8th national championship.

Vásquez retired from professional football in 2011 playing for Deportes Savio.

Managerial career

Just as he did as a player, Vásquez began with F.C. Motagua his career as a manager in Honduras in 2013. The first achievement under his management occurred only a year after in the 2014–15 season, a success which represented Motagua’s 13th national title. In his first shot as a manager, he already owns the accomplishment of having over 250 consecutive games leading a Honduran Liga Nacional club as a coach, surpassing Carlos Padilla, also with Motagua.

Achievements

Player

Motagua

• Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A
• Honduran Liga Nacional best goalkeeper (2): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C

Universidad

• Honduran Liga Nacional best goalkeeper (1): 2004–05 C

Manager

Motagua

• Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C
• Honduran Supercup (1): 2017
• Nominated as Coach of the Year at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards