NewsWhore
06-09-2006, 04:10 PM
26-year old Victor Nunez, a Dominican-born, naturalized Costa Rican citizen, will become the first Dominican ever to play in the world's largest sports spectacular, the World Cup. This is the first time a Dominican plays in the World Cup.
Nunez, nicknamed "El Mambo" by his teammates, will be a striker on the team from Costa Rica that is taking the field against Germany in the World Cup opening games. Nunez was the leading scorer during the first phase of the Costa Rican first division tournament. He was born in Santo Domingo but was taken to Costa Rica when he was eight years old. In Costa Rica he plays for the C.S. Cartagines team. For commentary on Nunez, see http://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51122
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Nunez, nicknamed "El Mambo" by his teammates, will be a striker on the team from Costa Rica that is taking the field against Germany in the World Cup opening games. Nunez was the leading scorer during the first phase of the Costa Rican first division tournament. He was born in Santo Domingo but was taken to Costa Rica when he was eight years old. In Costa Rica he plays for the C.S. Cartagines team. For commentary on Nunez, see http://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51122
Link To Original Article (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)