Amílcar_Henríquez
Amílcar Henríquez
Panamanian footballer (1983-2017)
Amílcar Henríquez Espinosa (August 2, 1983 – April 15, 2017) was a Panamanian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amílcar Henríquez Espinosa | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-08-02)August 2, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||
| Date of death | April 15, 2017(2017-04-15) (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Colón, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Árabe Unido | 119 | (13) |
| 2007 | → Santacruceña (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético Huila | 90 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Independiente Medellín | 64 | (2) |
| 2014 | Árabe Unido | 12 | (1) |
| 2015 | Real Cartagena | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | América Cali | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Árabe Unido | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 360 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2017 | Panama | 85 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Panama City, Henríquez began his club career with local side Árabe Unido. He spent one season with Costa Rica with Santacruceña before moving to Colombia in 2009. He became an important player for Atlético Huila and joined Independiente Medellín in July 2012.[1] After a season back at Árabe Unido,[2] he returned to Colombia to play for second division side Real Cartagena in December 2014.[3]
In March 2015, Henríquez was released by Cartagena due to alleged indiscipline[4] and in June 2015 he was snapped up by América Cali.[5] In 2016, he returned to Árabe Unido.
Henríquez made his debut for Panama in a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 85 caps, scoring no goals.[6] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2007,[8] 2009[9] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international was a March 2017 qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against the United States.
On 15 April 2017, Henríquez was killed in his hometown of Colón[10] in a drive-by shooting.[11] He was shot while leaving his house; two other people were also injured in the incident.[12]
Árabe Unido decided to retire his jersey #21 in his honor.[13]
Club
- ANAPROF (2): 2004, 2008 (C)
National team
- UNCAF Nations Cup: 1
- Winners: 2009
- Runner-up (1): 2007
- Sierra, Jeimmy Paola (10 July 2012). "El panameño Amílcar Henríquez deja al Huila para unirse al DIM" (in Spanish). FutbolRed.
- Amílcar Henríquez regresa al Árabe Unido - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Números del panameño Henríquez, nuevo jugador de Real Cartagena Archived June 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - Entre Tiempo (in Spanish)
- Separan a panameño Amílcar Henríquez del Real Cartagena - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Amílcar Henríquez es nuevo jugador del América de Cali - El Universal (in Spanish)
- Panama - Record International Players Archived April 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Amílcar Henríquez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Bolvarán, Arturo (15 April 2017). "Muere el volante Amilcar Henríquez tras ser baleado en Colón". RPCTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Fallece Amilcar Henríquez tras balecera en Colón". Telemetro Reporta (in Spanish). 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Panama midfielder Amilcar Henriquez shot to death". ESPN FC. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Árabe Unido retira el dorsal 21 de Amílcar Henríquez - TVmax-9 (in Spanish)
- Amílcar Henríquez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Amílcar Henríquez at Soccerway
- Profile at Possofutbol
- Profile at Futbolextremo