Óscar Navarro

Óscar Navarro
Personal information
Full name Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez
Date of birth (1979-01-13) January 13, 1979
Place of birth La Libertad, El Salvador
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997 Alianza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2008 Alianza
2008–2009 Chalatenango 33 (0)
2009–2010 Nejapa 29 (0)
2010–2012 UES
2012–2015 Santa Tecla[1] 76[2] (2)
National team‡
1999 El Salvador U-23
2001–2003 El Salvador 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 10, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 10, 2017

Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez (born January 13, 1979 in La Libertad, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer.[3]

Club career

Navarro started his career with Alianza at a very young age.

He would go on to play for Alianza for a little more than 13 years, winning four league titles with them. He captained Alianza for several years.

He then left Alianza to join Chalatenango and in 2009, moved to Nejapa.[4]

In 2010, he joined UES, but an injury took him out of the game until at least September 2011.[5]

International career

Navarro, a creative midfielder, has also played for the Salvadoran Under-23.

He made his senior debut for El Salvador in an October 2001 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals.

He has represented his country at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

His final international game was a July 2003 friendly match against Guatemala.

Titles

Season Team Title
1996–1997El Salvador Alianza F.C. Primera División
1997El Salvador Alianza Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997
Apertura 1998El Salvador Alianza Primera División
Apertura 2001El Salvador Alianza Primera División
2004 Clausura El Salvador Alianza Primera División

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/gol-nacional/13-gol-nacional/29747-oscar-navarro-el-ultimo-refuerzo-tecleno
  2. ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=117886
  3. ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/2015/01/06/el-veterano-oscar-navarro-colgo-los-botines
  4. ↑ El Grafico Profile (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Óscar Navarro, de vuelta en septiembre - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
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