Edwin Westphal

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Edwin Westphal
Personal information
Full name	Edwin Rodolfo Westphal Véliz
Date of birth	(1966-03-04) 4 March 1966
Place of birth	Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	striker (retired)
Youth career
	Azucareros Sta Lucia Cotzumalguapa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1985–1990	Bandegua/Del Monte
1990–1993	Izabal JC		(51^[1])
1993–1996	Aurora FC		(48^[1])
1996–1999	Comunicaciones
2000–2001	USAC^[2]	?	(43)
2001–2002	Comunicaciones
2002–2004	Antigua GFC
National team^‡
1985–1998	Guatemala	?	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Westphal and the second or maternal family name is Véliz.

Edwin Rodolfo Westphal Véliz (born 4 March 1966) is a Guatemalan former professional football forward.

As a member of several clubs, he was a prolific goalscorer in the Guatemalan top-flight, especially during the 1990s. He was also a member of the Guatemala national team.

Club career

A native of Puerto Barrios, Westphal began his career playing for local club Bandegua (Bananera de Guatemala, later renamed DelMonte), making his Liga Mayor debut in 1985 at the age of 18.^[3] While playing for Bandegua, the big striker was the top scorer of the 1987 championship.^[4] Later, he played for Izabal JC, where he won another goalscoring title.^[5] In the 1993-94 season, he played for Aurora FC, and after that he joined Comunicaciones, where he was part of three championship-winning teams. After an unsuccessful stint with USAC, he returned to Comunicaciones, before ending his career playing for Antigua GFC. He retired from professional football in 2004 and had a farewell match in 2005.^[6] With 201 career league goals, he is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Guatemalan league.

International career

Westphal was a member of the Guatemala national team for more than a decade, representing the country in three World Cup qualification processes (1990, 1994, and 1998).^[7] He also played at the Gold Cup tournaments of 1991, 1996, and 1998. Overall, he scored 16 international goals.

His final international was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Jamaica.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cancha.com.gt/goleadores-historicos/
↑ HISTORIA DEL EQUIPO UNIVERSIDAD - ClubUSAC (Spanish)
↑ Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2006/febrero/25/135443.html
↑ Source:http://www.prensalibre.com/especiales/ME/guatefut/08.html
↑ Guatemala 1992/93 - RSSSF
↑ Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/mayo/02/lectura_depor.html#113421
↑ FIFA.com - Individual record at FIFA tournaments - FIFA

Guatemala squads

v t e Guatemala squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2 Villavicencio 3 Miranda 4 Mazariegos 6 E. Acevedo 7 Guerrero 8 Castañeda 9 Espel 10 Westphal 11 León 12 Contreras 13 Méndez 14 Ju. Rodas 15 Vargas 16 Valencia 18 Remis 22 Englenton Chuga 24 Marotta Coach: Cordón

v t e Guatemala squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fourth Place

1 Estrada 2 E. Acevedo 3 Miranda 4 Coronado 5 Jo. Rodas 6 Machón 7 Castañeda 8 Lemus 9 Arriaza 10 Funes 11 León 12 M. Ruano 13 Guzman 14 Ju. Rodas 15 Plata 16 Girón 17 G. Ruano 18 Westphal 19 Valencia 20 Englenton Chuga Coach: Verón

v t e Guatemala squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Estrada 2 Miranda 3 Cáceres 4 Ruano 5 J. Pérez 6 León 7 Plata 8 Rojas 9 Westphal 10 Funes 11 Machón 12 Moreira 13 Herrera 14 Girón 15 Benítez 16 Ramírez 17 Samayoa 18 Jo. Rodas 19 Valencia 20 Abascal Coach: Brindisi

Persondata
Name	Westphal, Edwin
Alternative names
Short description	Guatemalan footballer
Date of birth	4 March 1966
Place of birth	Puerto Barrios, Izabal Department, Guatemala
Date of death
Place of death

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