Carlos Salcido

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Carlos Salcido
Personal information
Full name Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores
Date of birth April 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) (age 28)
Place of birth    Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Centre Back, Left Back
Club information
Current club PSV Eindhoven
Number 3
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2006
2006–		 Chivas de Guadalajara
PSV Eindhoven		 105 0 (2)
66 0 (1)   
National team2
2004– Mexico 053 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of February 3, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 7, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2, 1980 in Ocotlán, Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender, who is currently playing for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie league.

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[edit] Club Career

[edit] Guadalajara

Salcido started his career with Chivas making his debut in the Primera División de México on July 22, 2001 in a 1-1 draw against La Piedad in 2001. Salcido disappeared from Chivas' first squad until 2003, when he regained trust as a good defender. He would go on to play five half-seasons registering two goals in 105 matches. [1]. Salcido was a 2005 and 2006 Copa Libertadores Semifinalist with Guadalajara and a Runner-Up in the Mexican league losing against UNAM Pumas in 2004. While standing at only 5'3", he was one of the most feared right backs.

He was called on April 2, 2006, by head coach Ricardo Lavolpe, to play for the Mexican National Team. Salcido played all four matches during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

[edit] PSV Eindhoven

In June and July After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, press speculation linked Salcido to several International clubs in Europe, with one report claiming on that he had agreed to sign for FA Premier League club Arsenal F.C.[2] However, these speculations proved false as he signed a four-year contract with Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on July 10, 2006.

Salcido has been a starter and is one of the men of trust of Coach Ronald Koeman. He has played in the Dutch League and in the Champions League where PSV has had great accomplishments. On November 18, 2006, he scored his first goal in Europe. It was a spectacular long distance goal in a match against Excelsior Rotterdam that ended in 4-0. His first season with PSV was excellent, playing as a starter in 33 of 34 league games, where Salcido was Champion in his first season with PSV. In total Salcido played a total of 48 Eredivisie and UEFA Champions League games, finishing 46 of them. For the 2007-2008 season, Salcido will wear the number 3 jersey as he does with his National Team. Along with Receiving the number 3 jersey he was also named the team Vice-Captain [3] after Timmy Simons was promoted to team Captain following the departure of former caprtain Phillip Cocu. Salcido in his second season as a starter, played 33 games in the Dutch League, and 6 games in the Champions League.

Salcido's strong season has caught the attention of many teams in Spain, and England, especially English Premier League side Wigan. He has recently said he would rather play in the Premiership in a few years time.

Carlos Salcido playing against Real Madrid
Carlos Salcido playing against Real Madrid

[edit] International Career

Salcido debuted with Mexico in 2004, and came to participate in many competitions with Mexico. In 2005, he played in the Confederations Cup in Germany, helping the Mexican national football team to a fourth place finish, where he appeared as a starter in all five matches. During a semi-final match against Argentina, Salcido scored a dynamic goal in extra time after recovering the ball in the Mexican area and driving the whole length of the pitch, dribbling past three defenders and scoring after the shot bounced off Fabricio Coloccini and fooled keeper Germán Lux.

Salcido again now in the orders of Mexican legendary former player Hugo Sanchez as coach was called for the 2007 Gold Cup. On June 21, 2007 he played the semifinals in the 2007 Gold Cup. The day after the game surprisedly he announced that he would not go to 2007 Copa America with the Mexican national because he needed some rest. He played the final in the Gold Cup, and did not fly with the team to Venezuela for the Copa America. Mexico ended up in third place in the Copa America losing against Argentina in Semifinals.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Flag of the Netherlands PSV Eindhoven

[edit] References

  1. ^ Deportes2.univision.com
  2. ^ Salcido Linked to Arsenal
  3. ^ "Salcido, Vice-Captain for PSV" 18 Jul 2007,

[edit] External links


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Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Zinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Franco • 11 Morales • 12 Corona • 13 Ochoa • 14 Pineda • 15 Castro • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Guardado • 19 Bravo • 20 García • 21 Arellano • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Pérez • Coach: Lavolpe
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PSV Eindhoven – current squad

1 Gomes • 2 Kromkamp • 3 Salcido • 4 Rodríguez • 5 Zonneveld • 6 Simons • 7 Väyrynen • 8 Méndez • 9 Lazović • 10 Koevermans • 13 Alcides • 14 Rajković • 15 Čulina • 16 Aissati • 18 Addo • 19 Jonathan • 20 Afellay • 21 Roorda • 22 Dzsudzsák • 23 Fagner • 24 Marcellis • 26 Van der Leegte • 28 Bakkal • 29 Zeefuik • 31 Cássio • 38 Van Eijden •  Amrabat • Manager: Stevens