Eddy Vega
{{Short description|Honduran footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eddy Vega
| image =
| fullname = Eddy Geovani Vega Acosta
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|13}}
| birth_place = Roatán, Honduras
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Honduras Progreso
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 2004–2005 | years2 = 2006 | years3 = 2006–2008 | years4 = 2008–2009 | years5 = 2009–2010 | years6 = 2010–2011 | years7 = 2011–2012| years8 = 2012 |years9 = 2012 |years10 = 2013–
| clubs1 = Platense | clubs2 = Hispano | clubs3 = Platense | clubs4 = Coatepeque | clubs5 = Platense | clubs6 = Real España | clubs7 = Zacapa | clubs8 = Parrillas One | clubs9 = Villanueva | clubs10 = Honduras Progreso
| caps1= | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 =
| nationalyears1= 2005
| nationalteam1= Honduras
| nationalcaps1= 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 2007
| ntupdate = 2005
}}
{{family name hatnote|Vega|Acosta|lang=Spanish}}
Eddy Geovani Vega Acosta (born 13 August 1980 on the island of Roatán) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Honduran second division side Honduras Progreso.
Club career
Nicknamed el Animal due to his hot temper, Vega started his professional career at Platense and also played for Hispano before moving abroad to join Guatemalans Coatepeque. He returned to Platense after a year but left them for Real España in summer 2010.[http://www.diez.hn/content/view/full/5340 Real España no jugará contra el Heredia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417161300/http://www.diez.hn/content/view/full/5340 |date=2017-04-17 }} - Diez {{in lang|es}} In 2011, he crossed the border again and signed for Zacapa in Guatemala.
In April 2013, when playing for Honduras Progreso, he was mistakenly reported by various media to be found killed near San Pedro Sula.[http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/04/23/eddy-vega-no-estaba-muerto/ Eddy Vega no estaba muerto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010132223/http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/04/23/eddy-vega-no-estaba-muerto/ |date=2014-10-10 }} - La Tribuna {{in lang|es}} He then did claim to have survived a car accident in March 2010.[http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Zona-Deportiva/La-falsa-muerte-del-futbolista-hondureno-Eddy-Vega La falsa muerte del futbolista hondureño Eddy Vega] - El Heraldo {{in lang|es}}
International career
Vega was a non-playing squad member at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF and made his debut for Honduras in a September 2005 friendly match against Japan, which proved to be his sole international game.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{Honduras Squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Honduran men's footballers
Category:21st-century Honduran sportsmen
Category:Honduras men's international footballers
Category:2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Platense F.C. players
Category:Comayagua F.C. players
Category:Real C.D. España players
Category:Deportivo Zacapa players
Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Category:Honduran expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
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