Víctor Samuel Turcios Pacheco (born April 13, 1988 in La Unión) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who last played for Alianza F.C.[2]

Víctor Turcios
Personal information
Full name Víctor Samuel Turcios Pacheco
Date of birth (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Isla Zacatillo, La Unión, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Atlético Balboa
2009–2011 Luis Ángel Firpo 96 (7)
2012–2013 RoPS 38 (1)
2014 Alianza 5 (0)
International career
2004–2005 El Salvador U17[1]
2005–2006 El Salvador U20
2007 El Salvador U23
2007–2012 El Salvador 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 31, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 12, 2012

Club career edit

Nicknamed El Tiburón (the Shark), Turcios started his career at Atlético Balboa in 2005 and moved to Luís Ángel Firpo before the 2009 Clausura.[3] In December, 2011 Turcios signed a two-year contract with Águila.[4]

Finland edit

On February 16, 2012, it was confirmed Turcios would sign with Ykkönen side RoPS from Finland. He made his league debut in a 2-0 victory over Viikingit.[5] On August 25, he suffered a strained ligament in his right knee that would keep him out for approximately 6 months. He was a key member in helping his team gain promotion to the Veikkausliiga to play in the 2013 season. He and the club mutually terminated his contract in January 2014.

Match-fixing ban edit

On September 20, 2013, Turcios was banned for 6 months due to his involvement with match fixing.[6]

International career edit

Turcios made his debut for El Salvador in an October 2007 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of February 2012, earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup,[8] as well as at the 2009[9] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[10]

International goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador   Cayman Islands 1-0 4-0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours and awards edit

Club edit

RoPS edit

References edit

  1. ^ "CONCACAF 2005 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ Un nuevo fichaje para los albos - Alianza F.C. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Turcios firmó con Águila - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Turcios, camino al RoPS - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Fourteen players banned for life in match fixing case". El Gráfico. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. ^ Víctor TurciosFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  9. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF

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