Pedro Ricardo Salgado González (born 6 November 1992), is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Ricardo Salgado González | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Trovolhue, Araucanía Region, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2010 | → Manchester United (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Universidad Católica | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Trovolhue, Chile,[1] Salgado was with Manchester United as a youth alongside Ángelo Henríquez.[2][3] He played on the Chilean U20 team in the 2011 South American championship.[4]
He was loaned by Universidad Católica to Deportes Temuco. Recovering from an injury, his loan was not registered in time to play the first half of the 2013 season with Temuco.[5]
After not getting over a pubalgia, he retired at the age of twenty-two.[1]
Personal life edit
He got a degree in construction engineering.[1]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Ortega, claudio (12 June 2020). "La historia del chileno que estuvo un mes en el United y que se retiró con sólo 22 años... Su presente y la anécdota con una leyenda". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Henriquez the tale of a Chilean Prodigy".
- ^ "El futuro de Chile va a jugar por Manchester United". LUN. 2 August 2009.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Pena, Juan Pedro (27 March 2013). "Pedro Salgado fue descartado en Deportes Temuco hasta el segundo semestre de 2013". Soychile.cl.
External links edit
- Pedro Salgado at WorldFootball.net
- Pedro Salgado at Soccerway
- UC profile