Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez (born 30 August 1981) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
.jpg) Salas in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | LDU Quito | 187 | (41) |
| 2007–2008 | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | LDU Quito | 47 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Imbabura (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | LDU Loja | 28 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Olmedo | 26 | (3) |
| 2015 | Deportivo Quito | 26 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2011 | Ecuador | 26 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2020- | Chacaritas FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His nickname is El Mago, meaning wizard or magician.
Club career edit
Salas began his career in the youth ranks of LDU Quito, and in 2000 made his debut with the senior side. Noted for his skillful dribbling skills and his pace, his hard shot from 25 yards won the award for the goal of the tournament in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana. In late 2006, Salas had a trial with PSV Eindhoven, but Ronald Koeman did not offer him a contract.[1]
On 16 July 2007, Salas was presented along with Argentine Hernán Barcos and Colombian Mauricio Molina, as the three new South American players for Red Star Belgrade, former European Cup champions.[2] In 2008, Salas made a return to LDU Quito after a bad run with the Serbian club.
After half-a-year on loan at Imbabura, Salas joined Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.
International career edit
Salas was called for the Ecuador national under-20 football team to play the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he made three substitutes appearances.
Subsequently, he was a regular member of the Ecuador national football team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification phase, but was not called up to the World Cup squad due to a serious knee injury which required surgery. He scored the winning goal against Colombia in World Cup qualification on 2 June 2004.
Franklin was also voted as one of the 3 best players of the 2004 Copa América, along Robinho and Carlos Tevez.
Honors edit
LDU Quito
- Ecuadorian Serie A: 2003, 2005 Apertura, 2010
- Ecuadorian Serie B: 2001
- Copa Libertadores: 2008
- Copa Sudamericana: 2009
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2009, 2010
Olmedo
- Ecuadorian Serie B: 2013
References edit
- ^ "ecuagol.com .::. Todo sobre el fútbol ecuatoriano :: Noticias". www.ecuagol.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008.
- ^ "Presentan a sudamericanos que reforzarán al Estrella Roja" (in Spanish). CRE Satelital. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
External links edit
- Profile at FEF
- Franklin Salas at National-Football-Teams.com