Pablo Andres Salazar Sánchez (born 21 November 1982) is a retired Costa Rican footballer, who played as a centre back. He is currently the assistant manager of Herediano.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Andres Salazar Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Herediano (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alajuelense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Santa Barbara | 7 | (2) |
| 2003–2006 | Cartaginés | 49 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Alajuelense | 50 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Municipal Liberia | 42 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 21 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Herediano | 93 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Mérida | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Herediano | 132 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Costa Rica | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Herediano (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
He made his professional debut at Santa Barbara and also played for Cartaginés, Alajuelense, Municipal Liberia, Universidad de Costa Rica before joining Herediano in summer 2011.[1] In February 2015, he signed with Mérida.[2]
On 3 June 2019 it was confirmed, that Salazar had decided to retire and would continue at Herediano as assistant manager.[3]
International career edit
Salazar has played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship[4] and competed for Costa Rica at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a November 2005 friendly match against France[6] and has, as of 14 November 2014, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He received a call-up to the national team as it prepared for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, replacing injured defender Michael Umaña[7] but only won his second cap 7 years after his debut when he played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.
References edit
- ^ Carlos Castro y Pablo Salazar firmaron con Herediano Archived 2014-12-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Salazar, el nuevo refuerzo de Venados
- ^ Pablo Salazar se despide de las canchas como futbolista, elmundo.cr, 3 June 2019
- ^ Pablo Salazar – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Pablo Salazar Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ^ "Rumbo al mundial". El Universo. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Araya, Fernando (30 June 2009). "Defensa Pablo Salazar se unió a la Selección" [Defender Pablo Salazar joins the national team] (in Spanish). Diario al Dia.
External links edit
- Pablo Salazar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo Salazar at Soccerway
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