Luis Enrique Cálix Acosta (born 30 August 1965) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with his national team in the early 1990s.
Club career Nicknamed El Gavilán (the Hawk), the moustached Cálix started his career at hometown club Tela Timsa and also played for Real España, Marathón and had an unsuccessful spell in Mexico with Santos Laguna.
His final league game was on 10 July 1999 when he played for Real España against Olimpia.Ismael responde – La Prensa
International career Cálix made his debut for Honduras in the late 1980s and has earned a total of 47 caps, scoring 9 goals.Desafíe a Ismael – La Prensa He has represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup,UNCAF Tournament 1993 – RSSSF as well as at the 1991CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details – RSSSF and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cups.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details – RSSSF
His final international was a June 8, 1994 2-8 demolition by soon to be crowned-World Cup winners Brazil in San Diego in which he scored one of Honduras' consolation goals.
International goals Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 28 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA 3–0 4-2 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2. 30 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA 1–0 5-0 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3. 30 June 1991 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA 3–0 5-0 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4. 28 June 1992 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 3–0 4–0 Friendly match 5. 12 August 1992 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA 1–0 3–0 Friendly match 6. 22 September 1992 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–1 5–1 Friendly match 7. 22 September 1992 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 5–1 5–1 Friendly match 8. 7 March 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–0 2-0 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup 9. 8 June 1994 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, USA 1–3 2-8 Friendly match
Managerial career After he quit playing at 33 years of age, Cálix moved to the United States to work in construction“Gavilán” Cálix regresó a Honduras para dirigir al Parrillas One – Diez and to become a minor league coach at Kendall Soccer College and Miami FC. He became in charge of Honduran Second Division side Parrillas One ahead of the 2013 Clausura“Gavilán” Calix: “Me fascina cómo trabaja Mourinho” – La Prensa and winning promotion to the top tier.
Personal life His son Luis Calix played for Miami FC and joined his father at Parrillas One.“Gavilanes” que vuelan juntos… La Tribuna
Honours and awards
Club C.D. Real Espana Liga Profesional de Honduras (2): 1988–89, 1990–91
C.D. Marathón Honduran Cup: (1): 1994
Country Honduras Copa Centroamericana (1): 1993
References
External links
Un gavilán catracho y su cría triunfan en el fútbol estadounidense (interview about his life in Florida) Hondudiario