Denis Espinoza

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Denis Espinoza

| image =

| full_name = Denis Jesús Espinoza Camacho

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|25}}

| birth_place = San Marcos, Nicaragua

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Walter Ferretti

| clubnumber = 1

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2003–2004

| clubs1 = San Marcos

| years2 = 2004–2008

| clubs2 = Diriangén

| years3 = 2008–

| clubs3 = Walter Ferretti

| caps3 = 418

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2004–

| nationalteam1 = Nicaragua

| nationalcaps1 = 40

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 20 August 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Denis Jesús Espinoza Camacho (born August 25, 1983) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo Walter Ferretti.

Club career

Nicknamed el Pulpo (the Octopus), Espinoza started his career at hometown club San Marcos before moving to top club Diriangén. In 2008, he joined Walter Ferretti where he became the team captain.[http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/279669 Espinoza es de los mejores] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220222450/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/279669 |date=2013-12-20 }} - El Nuevo Diario {{in lang|es}}

He holds the record for the longest stretch (747 minutes) without allowing any goals in the primera division of Nicaragua, set during 2014 Apertura season.

International career

Espinoza made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2004 friendly match against Bermuda and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|213547}} and played at the 2005,[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam05det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402133826/http://rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam05det.html |date=2009-04-02 }} - RSSSF 2007,[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details] - RSSSF 2009,[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045355/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html |date=November 5, 2013 }} - RSSSF 2011[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam2011.html Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup)] - RSSSF and 2013 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=July 26, 2014 }} - RSSSF

Personal life

Espinoza is married to Yira Meléndez and they have two children, Denis and Cristiana. They live in his hometown, San Marcos.[http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/296438 El “Pulpo” Espinoza desea entrenar a niños] - El Nuevo Diario {{in lang|es}}

Career statistics

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scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	18 January 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	{{fb\|BLZ}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–1	2011 Copa Centroamericana

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scope="col"|No.

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align="center"|1

18 January 2011

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama

align="center"|1–0