Giovanni Trigueros

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Giovanni Trigueros
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Trigueros Martínez
Date of birth (1966-12-08) December 8, 1966
Place of birthAhuachapán, El Salvador
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
La Academia Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1988-1997Luis Ángel Firpo
National team‡
1988-1996El Salvador41(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2012
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Trigueros and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Giovanni Trigueros Martínez (born 8 December 1966 in Ahuachapán, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played as a central defender for Luis Ángel Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier League.

He currently acts as assistant to technical director Mauricio Alfaro of the El Salvador national under-20 football team.[1]

Club career

Trigueros has played the majority of his career for Firpo, with whom he won four league titles in 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993.[2] He formed a legendary central defensive pairing with Leonel Cárcamo in the national team as well at Firpo and was part of the most successful team in the history of the club, lining up alongside players like Marlon Menjívar, Mauricio Cienfuegos and Raúl Díaz Arce.

International career

Trigueros made his debut for El Salvador in a March 1988 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3][4] Hew has alo been captain of the national team.

His final international was a November 1996 friendly match against Mexico.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 November 1996 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Panama 3-2 3-2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Alfaro define grupo Sub 20 para viajar a México - El Salvador FC.com (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Homenaje para un gigante Giovanni Trigueros se despide esta tarde en el Simeón Magaña - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Giovanni Trigueros – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ Giovanni Trigueros – FIFA competition record

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