José Alexander Amaya

José Alexander Amaya
Personal information
Full name José Alexander Amaya del Cid
Date of birth January 4, 1975 (1975-01-04) (age 37)
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–1999 Águila
2000 Beijing Guoan 3 (0)
2001–2005 Águila
2006–2009 Isidro Metapán 31 (3)
2007 → Estudiantes F.C. (loan)
2009–2010 Alianza 11 (0)
National team‡
1997–2004 El Salvador 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Amaya and the second or maternal family name is Del Cid.

José Alexander Amaya del Cid (born January 3, 1975[1] in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

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Club career

Amaya started his professional career with C.D. Águila during the 1997–1998 season. He remained there until 1999. He was signed by former El Salvador manager Milovan Đorić's Chinese club side Beijing Guoan in 2000.[2] He participated in both the Chinese First Division league and the Philip FA Cup 2000. After 2000, he returned to El Salvador winning the clausura title with Águila. However a combination of poor form and injuries caused him to lose his spot in the Águila squad.

In 2006, del Cid signed with Isidro Metapán and remained there until 2009. He signed with Alianza in 2009.[3]

International career

Amaya made his debut for El Salvador in a March 1997 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at several UNCAF Cups. He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

His final international game was a May 2004 friendly match against Haiti.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 1997 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA  Colombia 1-0 2-2 Friendly match

Post football career

Amaya joined the canal 21 crew, he will become a football analyse talking about issues and announcing games that are played. [1]

References

  1. ^ Profile - Soccerway
  2. ^ Al otro lado del mundo - La Prensa Grafica (Spanish)
  3. ^ Amaya prefirió el color blanco - La Prensa Grafica (Spanish)
  4. ^ José Alexander Amaya Del Cid – FIFA competition record
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF

External links

El Salvador squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup