Adolfo Menéndez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolfo Humberto Menéndez Cortez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986-1987 | San Luis | ||
| 1988 | San Rafael | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989-1991 | Isidro Metapán | ||
| 1991-2000 | FAS | ||
| 2000-2005 | Isidro Metapán | 113 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | Once Municipal | 54 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | FAS | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994-1999 | El Salvador | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | C.D. FAS (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Adolfo Humberto Menéndez Cortéz (born 13 April 1970 in Santa Ana, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who currently acts as goalkeeper coach at C.D. FAS.
Club career
Nicknamed Fito, Menéndez came through at San Luis and San Rafael and made his Premier Division debut with Isidro Metapán in 1989, before joining FAS for a lengthy and successful spell during the 1990s. He won three league titles with FAS. In 2000 he returned to Isidro Metapán only to return to FAS, after a stint at Once Municipal, with whom he won the Apertura 2006.[1]
International career
Menéndez made his debut for El Salvador in a June 1994 friendly match against Brazil and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup[2]
His final international match was an October 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Cuba.
Retirement
After retiring as a player, Menéndez was shortly caretaker-manager of FAS and currently works as goalkeeping coach at the club. In June 2011, Ménendez was one of the first to be heard in a legal case about possible selling of matches in 2010.[3]
Honours
- Salvadoran Premier League: 4
- 1994, 1995, 1996, Apertura 2006
References
- ↑ Fito continuará de portero titular - El Gráfico (Spanish)
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- ↑ "Con la plata que hablan, tuviéramos carro del año" - El Salvador.com (Spanish)
External links
- Adolfo Menéndez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - CD FAS