Ysrael Zúñiga

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Ysrael Zúñiga
Personal information
Full nameHerlyn Ysrael Zuñiga Yañez
Date of birth (1976-08-27) August 27, 1976
Place of birthCamaná,[1] Peru
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubFBC Melgar
Number14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999FBC Melgar42(32)
2000–2002Coventry City28(3)
2002–2003Estudiantes6(0)
2003–2004Cruz Azul16(1)
2004Universitario38(14)
2005Atlético Universidad21(3)
2005–2006Sporting Cristal36(7)
2007FBC Melgar33(18)
2008Bursaspor16(3)
2009FBC Melgar34(14)
2010–2012Juan Aurich64(21)
2013–FBC Melgar4(0)
National team
1999–2007Peru22(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yañez (born August 27, 1976) is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for FBC Melgar as a striker in the Peruvian First Division.

Club career

Zúñiga initially trained as a dental technician before deciding to become a professional footballer at the relatively late age of 22. He gained some international notoriety after scoring a league-record equalling 32 goals for Melgar in his first season in the Primera División Peruana in 1999. His goalscoring success prompted English Premier League club Coventry City to purchase him for £750,000 in February 2000. However, he was unable to find any form in England; scoring four goals in 30 appearances spread over two and a half years with Coventry before he was released in the summer of 2002.

After leaving Coventry he joined Argentinian club Estudiantes, but again struggled to recapture his scoring form. Zúñiga returned to his homeland following the conclusion of his spell in Argentina to join Sporting Cristal, a club he spent time at as a teenager before leaving the game to study to be a dental worker.

International career

He won 22 caps and scored 3 goals for the Peru national football team.

He was recalled against Ecuador on June 2007.

Honours

Club

Juan Aurich
  • Peruvian First Division (1): 2011

References

  1. "Plantilla 2011 - Ysrael Zúñiga" (in spanish). JuanAurich.net. January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  2. "Information of Ysrael Zuñiga".  (Spanish)

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