Pablo Melgar

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Pablo Melgar
Personal information
Full name Pablo Sebastián Melgar Torino
Date of birth January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) (age 28)
Place of birth    Guatemala city, Guatemala, Guatemala
Height 1.80 cm (5ft 10)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club Municipal
Youth clubs
Comunicaciones
U Católica de Chile U-20
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999
1999-2000
2001-2002
2002-2004
2004-2006
2007
2007-present
Atlético Tembetary
Zacapa
Antigua GFC
Aurora
Municipal
Antofagasta
Municipal




56 (2)
12 (0)
0 (0)   
National team2
2003– Guatemala 55 (?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 January 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18 January 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Pablo Melgar Torino (born January 14, 1980) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for CSD Municipal of the Guatemalean top division.

Before playing in Chile, Melgar played for local clubs Deportivo Zacapa, Antigua GFC, Aurora FC, and Municipal, the latter from 2004 to 2007, during which time the club won five league titles in a row.

He is also a regular on the Guatemala national team, for which he has competed at the youth, Olympic, and full international levels. Tournaments in which he partaked include the under-17 and under-20 World Cup qualifying, the 1999 Pan American Games, the 2000 Olympic tournament qualifying, the Central American Games of 2002, the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup, the 2003 and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups, and the 2006 World cup qualifying.