El Salvador national football team

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El Salvador
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) La Selecta
Selección Cuscatleca
Cuscatlecos
La Azul
Association Federación Salvadoreña
de Fútbol
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Flag of Mexico Carlos de los Cobos
Captain Alfredo Pacheco
Most caps Luis Guevara Mora (89)
Top scorer Jorge "Mágico" González (41)
Home stadium Estadio Cuscatlán
FIFA code SLV
FIFA ranking 120
Highest FIFA ranking 50 (December 1992)
Lowest FIFA ranking 169 (November 2006)
Elo ranking 107
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
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Second kit
First international
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 0 - 7 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921)
Biggest win
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 12 - 0 Anguilla Flag of Anguilla
(San Salvador, El Salvador; February 6, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Hungary Hungary 10 - 1 El Salvador Flag of El Salvador
(Elche, Spain; June 15, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1970)
Best result Round 1, 1970 and 1982
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1996)
Best result Quarterfinals, 2002 and 2003

The El Salvador national football team is the national team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. [1] The team have qualified twice to the FIFA World Cup Finals; firstly in the 1970 and then in 1982. [2] [3]

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[edit] History

[edit] The beginning of the national team

Although El Salvador played a few games in the early part of the 20th Century, it is seen by many, that it did not become a fully committed national team until 1921. This year is seen by many as being the starting point, to what we now know as "La Selecta". It was this year that many fans began to pay attention to the national football team, and many stars began to shine through the side, players such as Pablo Huezo, Carlos Escobar Leiva and Santiago Barrachina.

[edit] El Salvador's first tournament

In September of 1921, Guatemala organised a football tournament comprising itself, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador. The tournament was organised in order to celebrate 100 years of Central American independence, and was played in a round-robin format, with Guatemala playing Honduras and El Salvador playing Costa Rica.

Sadly, El Salvador lost their game 3-0 to Costa Rica who would then go on to defeat Guatemala in the final. Despite the loss, this tournament is seen as the starting point for the El Salvador national team.

[edit] First win ever

Since the tournament in Guatemala in 1921, El Salvador had only played 2 other international matches, both against Honduras. El Salvador had lost the first encounter 1-0 and drawn the second 0-0.

Three games without a win came to an end on December 7th 1928, when El Salvador recorded its first ever win. A 5-0 thumping of what would later become their traditional rivals, Honduras. The game was played on on a field called Marte de San Salvador. Not only was this El Salvador's first ever win, but also the first time they had scored in an international friendly. It was also a day that few will forget, as it saw Gustavo "Taviche" Marroquin become the first ever player to score 5 goals in one game for the national team.

[edit] 1970 FIFA World Cup

In the 1970 tournament, El Salvador lost their first game 3-0 to Belgium in Mexico City on June 3. [4] On June 7, the team played its second match against the host nation. It proved to be a controversial affair: with the score still at 0-0, the Egyptian referee Hussain Kandil awarded a free-kick to the Salvadorans in their own half. It was immediately taken by Mexico, who scored a couple of seconds later. The Salvadoran players protested vigorously, to the extent of physically jostling Bermudan linesman Keith Dunstan, but the goal was allowed to stand. [5] El Salvador were demoralised as a result, and Mexico subsequently won the game 4-0 with ease in Mexico City. [6] On June 10, El Salvador lost their final match in the tournament 2-0 to the USSR in Mexico City, to finish bottom of Group A. [7]

[edit] 1982 FIFA World Cup

In 1982, El Salvador took a 20-man squad (two players short of the normal 22, for reasons that remain unclear), coached by Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez, to Spain. However, the team's experience was an unhappy one. In their first match on June 15, in Elche, they were defeated 10-1 by Hungary, a scoreline that stands as a World Cup record to this day. [8] One crumb of comfort was that Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata did score the country's first ever World Cup goal during the game, albeit at a point when the Salvadorans were already down 5-0. [9]

El Salvador managed to regain some pride in their subsequent games: displaying much-improved levels of organisation and commitment, they lost 1-0 to Belgium on June 19 in Elche and 2-0 to the then reigning world champions Argentina in Alicante on June 23. [10] [11]

[edit] Tournament records

[edit] World Cup Record

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Flag of Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Italy 1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of France 1938 Withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Switzerland 1954 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Sweden 1958 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Chile 1962 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of England 1966 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1970 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 9
Flag of West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Spain 1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 13
Flag of Mexico 1986 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1994 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of France 1998 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Germany 2006 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -

[edit] CONCACAF Gold Cup Record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Flag of the United States 1991 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United StatesFlag of Mexico 1993 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1996 First Round 2 1 0 1 3 4
Flag of the United States 1998 First Round 3 0 1 2 0 6
Flag of the United States 2000 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 2002 Quarter-Finals 3 1 0 2 1 5
Flag of Mexico 2003 Quarter-Finals 3 1 0 2 7 3
Flag of the United States 2005 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 2007 First Round 3 1 0 2 2 6

[edit] CONCACAF Championships Record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Flag of El Salvador 1963 Second Place 7 3 3 1 17 7
Flag of Guatemala 1965 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 7 9
Flag of Honduras 1967 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Costa Rica 1969 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Withdrew** - - - - - -
Flag of Haiti 1973 First Round* 2 0 0 2 0 2
Flag of Mexico 1977 Third Place* 11 4 4 3 18 16
Flag of Honduras 1981 Second Place* 13 7 4 2 14 5
1985 Second Round* 6 4 1 1 15 2
1989 Fifth Place* 8 2 2 4 8 9
*Results include games played in qualifiers
**El Salvador withdrew from the tournament, as a result of the infamous Football War with Honduras

[edit] UNCAF Nations Cup Record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Flag of Costa Rica 1991 Fourth Place 3 0 1 2 2 9
Flag of Honduras 1993 Fourth Place 3 0 1 2 1 5
Flag of El Salvador 1995 Third Place 4 2 0 2 5 5
Flag of Guatemala 1997 Third Place 5 3 1 1 5 5
Flag of Costa Rica 1999 Fourth Place 5 1 1 3 3 9
Flag of Honduras 2001 Third Place 6 2 4 0 8 4
Flag of Panama 2003 Third Place 5 3 0 2 6 4
Flag of Guatemala 2005 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 1 3
Flag of El Salvador 2007 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 6 2

[edit] CCCF Championship Record

[edit] Pan American Games record

  • 1951 - Did not enter
  • 1955 - Did not enter
  • 1959 - Did not enter
  • 1963 - Did not enter
  • 1967 - Did not enter
  • 1971 - Did not enter
  • 1975 - Round 1
  • 1979 - Did not enter
  • 1983 - Did not enter
  • 1987 - Round 1
  • 1991 - Did not enter
  • 1995 - Did not enter
  • 1999 - Did not enter
  • 2003 - Did not enter
  • 2007 - Did not enter

[edit] Olympic Games Record

[edit] Other Major Honours

[edit] Top Ten Goalscorers

# Name Career Goals
1 Jorge "Mágico" González 1976-1998 41
2 Raúl Díaz Arce 1991-2000 39
3 José María Rivas 1979-1989 39
4 Norberto Huezo Montoya 1973-1987 29
5 Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata 1971-1989 27
6 Juan Francisco Barraza 1953-1969 23
7 Miguel "Americano" Cruz 1935-1943 21
8 Rafael "Bazooka" Corado 1943-1955 17
9 Ever Hernández 1976-1985 16
10 Juan Ramón Martínez 1967-1976 16

[edit] Current squad

List of players selected for friendly v Guatemala, to be played May 30.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Miguel Montes 12 February 1980 6 0 Flag of El Salvador Nejapa F.C.
GK Benji Villalobos 15 July 1988 0 0 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Aguila
DF Luis Miguel Hernández 9 February 1985 7 0 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Aguila
DF José Rolando Torres Mendonza 21 February 1982 11 0 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Aguila
DF Alexander Escobar 4 April 1984 15 0 Flag of El Salvador Metapán
DF Moises Xavier Garcia 26 June 1990 0 0 Flag of El Salvador San Salvador F.C.
DF Jonathan Barrios 20 October 1985 0 0 Flag of El Salvador Alianza F.C.
MF William Osael Romero 18 April 1986 9 0 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Vista Hermosa
MF Ramón Alfredo Sánchez 25 May 1982 24 1 Flag of El Salvador Chalatenango
MF Shawn Hasani Martin 15 February 1987 7 3 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Aguila
MF Dennis Jonathan Alas 10 January 1985 21 1 Flag of the United States Real Maryland F.C.
MF William Torres Alegria 27 October 1976 27 1 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Aguila
MF Christian Castillo 27 July 1984 1 0 Flag of El Salvador Chalatenango
FW Salvador Arturo Coreas 29 September 1984 5 0 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Vista Hermosa
FW Andres Alexander Flores 2 0 Flag of El Salvador Free Agent
FW Rodolfo Zelaya 3 July 1988 1 0 Flag of El Salvador Chalatenango
FW Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera 6 November 1979 35 9 Flag of El Salvador C.D. Aguila
FW Jose Orlando Martinez 30 September 1979 Flag of El Salvador Alianza F.C.


[edit] Personnel

[edit] Current Staff

Head Coach Flag of Mexico Carlos De Los Cobos
Assistant Coach Flag of El Salvador Jaime Rodríguez
2nd Assistant Coach Flag of El Salvador Mauricio Alfaro
GK Coach Flag of El Salvador Romeo Ulises Lozano
Physical Coordinator Flag of Chile Alvaro Briones
Medical Trainer Flag of El Salvador Francisco Amaya Cruz
Massage Therapist Flag of El Salvador José Luis Rodríguez
Trainer Flag of El Salvador Rodrigo Antonio

[edit] Previous Squads

[edit] Famous Players

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1960s

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 2000's to date

[edit] Selected Famous Managers

Name Period country
Marck Scott Thompson 1930-1935 Flag of the United States
Pablo Ferre Elias 1935-1938 Flag of Spain
Maximo Garay 1940-1941 Flag of Argentina
Amaricano Gonzalez 1943-1948 Flag of El Salvador
Orlandini 1949-1951 Flag of Argentina
Marcelo Estrada 1953 Flag of Argentina
Carbilio Tomasino 1954-1959 Flag of El Salvador*Flag of Peru
Milo Guardado 1959-1960 Flag of Argentina
Gregorio Bundio 1960-1961 Flag of El Salvador Flag of Argentina
Conrado Miranda 1961 Flag of El Salvador
Luis Comitante 1962-1963 Flag of Uruguay
Hernán Carrasco Vivanco 1965-1967 Flag of Chile
Rigoberto Guzman 1968 Flag of El Salvador
Gregorio Bundio 1968-1970 Flag of El Salvador Flag of Argentina
Hernán Carrasco Vivanco 1970 Flag of Chile
Conrado Miranda 1971 Flag of El Salvador
Hector D'Angelo 1972 Flag of El Salvador
Jorge Tupinamba 1973 Flag of El Salvador
Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez 1973-1974 Flag of El Salvador
Conrado Miranda 1975 Flag of El Salvador
Marcelo Estrada 1975-1976 Flag of El Salvador
Raúl Magaña 1976 Flag of El Salvador
Aurelio Pinto Beltrao 1976 Flag of Brazil
Porta 1977 Flag of Uruguay
Julio Contreras Cardona 1977 Flag of El Salvador
Ricardo Tomasino 1977 Flag of El Salvador
Raúl Magaña 1979 Flag of El Salvador
Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez 1979-1982 Flag of El Salvador
Armando Contreras Palma 1983 Flag of El Salvador
Raúl Magaña 1984 Flag of El Salvador
Juan Quarterone 1984-85 Flag of Argentina
Paulo Roberto Cabrera 1986 Flag of El Salvador
Raúl Magaña 1987 Flag of El Salvador
Milovan Djoric 1988 Flag of Serbia
Miroslav Vukasinovic 1988-89 Flag of Yugoslavia
Conrado Miranda 1988 Flag of El Salvador
Kiril Dojcinovski 1989 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
Oscar Emigdio Benitez 1991 Flag of El Salvador
Jorge Aude 1991-1992 Flag of Uruguay
Aníbal Ruiz 1992 Flag of Uruguay
Jorge Vieira 1993-1994 Flag of Brazil
José Omar Pastoriza 1995-1996 Flag of Argentina
Armando Contreras Palma 1996-1997 Flag of El Salvador
Milovan Djoric 1997-1998 Flag of Serbia
Kiril Dojcinovski 1998 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
Marinho Peres 1998 Flag of Brazil
Oscar Emigdio Benitez 1999-2000 Flag of El Salvador
Carlos Recinos 2001-02 Flag of El Salvador
Carlos Recinos 2003 Flag of El Salvador
Juan Ramon Paredes 2004 Flag of El Salvador*Flag of Argentina
Armando Contreras Palma 2004 Flag of El Salvador
Carlos Cavagnaro 2005 Flag of Argentina
Carlos De Los Cobos 2006- Flag of Mexico

[edit] Schedule and Recent Results

[edit] Last Five Match Results

Category Home Team Result Away Team Date Venue Scorers
Friendly Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador March 19, 2008 Marvin Lee Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago: Keon Daniel 57'
Friendly Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 1-0 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador March 23, 2008 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Venezuela: José Salomón Rondón 33'
WCQ Flag of Anguilla Anguilla 0-4 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador March 26, 2008 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. El Salvador: Cerritos 8', Corrales 15', Monteagudo 22', Alegria 35'
Friendly Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 2-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR April 23, 2008 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles El Salvador: Corrales 39', 46' China: Zhanbo 63', Bo 66'
Friendly Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 0-0 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala May 30, 2008 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

[edit] Upcoming Games

Date Location Opponent Competition
15 June Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City Flag of Panama Panama WCQ 2010
22 June Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador Flag of Panama Panama WCQ 2010

[edit] Trivia

  • First Central American team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup (1970) and first Central American team to qualify twice (1982).

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^  FIFA.com Association page at FIFA.com. Accessed 12 April 2006.
  2. ^  1970 FIFA World Cup History Accessed 12 April 2006.
  3. ^  1982 FIFA World Cup History Accessed 12 April 2006.
  4. ^  FIFA Match Report for Belgium-El Salvador on June 3, 1970 Accessed 12 April 2006.
  5. ^  Number 4 in the top dodgiest goals of the World Cup History Gürkan topsun olm Accessed 20 September 2007
  6. ^  FIFA Match Report for Mexico-El Salvador on June 7, 1970 Accessed 12 April 2006.
  7. ^  FIFA Match Report for Soviet Union-El Salvador on June 10, 1970 Accessed 12 April 2006.
  8. ^  Did You Know? table Stating that Hungary broke the record for most lopsided victory against El Salvador. Accessed 12 April 2006.
  9. ^  FIFA Match Report for Hungary-El Salvador on June 15, 1982 Accessed 12 April 2006.
  10. ^  FIFA Match Report for Belgium-El Salvador on June 19, 1982 Accessed 12 April 2006.
  11. ^  FIFA Match Report for Argentina-El Salvador on June 23, 1982 Accessed 12 April 2006.
  12. ^  1982 FIFA World Cup Preliminary History Overview which mentions that Mexico was eliminated by El Salvador and Honduras during the final qualifying stage. Accessed 21 July 2006.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by
1941 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica
CCCF Champions
1943 (First title)
Succeeded by
1946 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica
Preceded by
1950 Curaçao Flag of Curaçao
Central American and Caribbean Games Champions
1954 (Second title)
Succeeded by
1959 Mexico Flag of Mexico
Preceded by
1998 Venezuela Flag of Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games Champions
2002 (Third title)
Succeeded by
2006 Colombia Flag of Colombia