Rafael Burgos (footballer)

Rafael Burgos
Personal information
Full name Rafael Edgardo Burgos
Date of birth June 3, 1988 (1988-06-03) (age 23)
Place of birth La Paz, El Salvador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Alianza
Number 11
Youth career
–2002 Escuela Famosa
2003 Escuela La Chelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2009 Alianza
2009–2010 Santa Tecla
2010 UES (6)
2011– Alianza 14 (1)
National team‡
2010– El Salvador 10 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2011

Rafael Burgos (born June 3, 1988 in La Paz, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Alianza in the Salvadoran Premier League.

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Club career

Burgos started his career at Alianza but moved to Second division side Santa Tecla to get some more playing time. In 2010 he returned to the highest level to play with UES. In 2011 he rejoined his old club Alianza.

International career

Rafael Burgos received his first appearance with the El Salvador national football team in a game versus Panama, with the game ending in a loss of 1 to 0. In his second cap with the El Salvador national football team, Burgos scored his first goal, on Costa Rican soil. A feat that did not happen since 1991 when Raúl Díaz Arce, in the first edition the UNCAF tournament, scored on Costa Rican soil.[1] Burgos was called up by José Luis Rugamas to train with the senior team in preparation for the 2011 Central American Cup on January 2010.[2]

International caps and goals

El Salvador's goal tally first.

Honours

Individual

2011

References

  1. ^ "Rafael Burgos wants to leave a mark (Spanish)". El Grafico. 2011-01-01. http://www.elgrafico.com/destacado-portada/36-destacadas/7856-rafael-burgos-quiere-dejar-su-huella.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  2. ^ "Preliminary squad released (Spanish)". El Grafico. 2011-01-01. http://www.elgrafico.com/destacado-portada/36-destacadas/7003-rugamas-dio-la-nomina.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 

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