Víctor Velásquez

Víctor Velásquez
Personal information
Full nameVictor Manuel Velasquez Molina
Date of birthApril 12, 1976
Place of birthLa Unión, El Salvador
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2001Dragón
2001–2006FAS45(4)
2006–2008Alianza
2008–2009Águila29(1)
2009–2010Municipal Limeño34(1)
2010–2011FAS2(2)
National team‡
1999–2007El Salvador54(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 6, 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2007
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Velásquez and the second or maternal family name is Molina.

Víctor Manuel Velásquez Molina (born April 12, 1976 in La Unión) is a retired Salvadoran football player.

Club career

Velásquez started his career at Dragón in 1996 and left them after five years for Salvadoran giants FAS with whom he won five league titles. After another five years he moved to Alianza, only to join Águila in 2008. He then had a one-year spell with Municipal Limeño and rejoined FAS[1] for a final season before retiring.

International career

Velásquez made his debut for El Salvador in a May 1999 friendly match against Colombia and has earned a total of 54 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2001,[3] 2003,[4] 2005[5] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[6] as well as at the 2002[7] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international game was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 February 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua 2-0 3-0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
2 28 January 2004 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Panama 1-1 1-1 Friendly match
3 13 June 2004 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Bermuda 2-1 2-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 18 August 2004 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Panama 1-0 2-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ El Grafico Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Víctor Velásquez – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  4. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  5. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - RSSSF
  6. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - RSSSF
  7. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF

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