Adolfo Humberto Menéndez Cortéz (born 13 April 1970 in Santa Ana, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1999 | El Salvador | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2015 | A.D. Isidro Metapán (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2016–2019 | C.D. FAS (goalkeeper coach / assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Cobán Imperial (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Nicknamed Fito, Menéndez came through at San Luis and San Rafael and made his debut in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 1994, 1995, 1996, Apertura 2006
References edit
- ^ Fito continuará de portero titular Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ "Con la plata que hablan, tuviéramos carro del año" - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Adolfo Menéndez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - CD FAS