Victor Núñez

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Personal information
Victor Núñez
Full name	Victor Núñez Rodríguez
Date of birth	April 15, 1980 (age 26)
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height	178cm
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Cartaginés
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-01 2001 2001-04 2004-05 2005-	AD Limonense AD Santa Barbara Deportivo Saprissa LD Alajuelense Cartaginés
National team²
2006-	Costa Rica	3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

For the film director, see Victor Nuñez

Victor Núñez (born April 15, 1980) is a professional Costa Rican football (soccer) player after receiving his passport in early 2006. He is originally from the Dominican Republic. Nuñez is another player to come out of the great minor league system of Deportivo Saprissa, where he played his first 4 seasons. He plays club football for C.S. Cartaginés and has been selected in the squad for Costa Rica in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This makes him the first Dominican born athlete to compete in the FIFA World Cup. He has 2 caps and memorably won the penalty that brought about the winning goal on his debut against South Korea.

He led the domestic goal scoring charts in 2000/01 and his nickname is El Mambo.

	Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Mesén \| 2 Drummond \| 3 Marín \| 4 Umaña \| 5 Martínez \| 6 Fonseca \| 7 Bolaños \| 8 Solís \| 9 Wanchope \| 10 Centeno \| 11 Gómez \| 12 González \| 13 Bernard \| 14 Azofeifa \| 15 Wallace \| 16 Hernández \| 17 Badilla \| 18 Porras \| 19 Saborío \| 20 Sequeira \| 21 Núñez \| 22 Rodríguez \| 23 Alfaro \| Coach: Guimarães

LD Alajuelense - Current Squad
1 Alfaro \| 2 Oyola \| 3 P. Salazar \| 4 Montero \| 5 Oviedo \| 6 López \| 7 Fonseca \| 8 A. Rodríguez \| 9 Calvo \| 10 Petroni \| 12 Gabas \| 13 R. Rodriguez \| 14 Mudarra \| 15 Wallace \| 16 C. Hernández \| 17 Herrera \| 18 Myrie \| 21 Núñez \| 22 Ramos \| 23 Pemberton \| 24 M. Arce \| 25 M. Rodríguez \| 27 Arias \| 28 Nassar \| 29 J. Solórzano \| 31 Ruiz \| 33 Campos \| Coach: Solano