Salvador Coreas (footballer, born 1984)

Salvador Arturo Coreas Pérez (born September 29, 1984) is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a midfielder or second striker. He is the older brother of El Salvador U20 national team member and former Vista Hermosa player Raúl Antonio Coreas.[1]

Salvador Coreas
Personal information
Full name Salvador Arturo Coreas Pérez
Date of birth (1984-09-29) September 29, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Second striker
Team information
Current team
Municipal Limeño
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2003 Mar y Plata
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Águila
2005–2006 Atlético Balboa
2007–2009 Vista Hermosa 66 (6)
2009–2010 Municipal Limeño
2010–2011 C.D. Dragón
2011–2012 Municipal Limeño
International career
2008–2009 El Salvador 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Nicknamed Chamba, Coreas was born in San Miguel. He made his professional debut at Salvadoran giants Águila and had two spells at Atlético Balboa before joining Vista Hermosa. In 2009, he moved to Municipal Limeño. He was ruled out by a ligament injury for the major part of the 2010 Clausura.[2]

International career

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Coreas received his first call up to the national team in January 2008. He officially received his first cap on January 22, 2008, in a friendly match against Belize. He went on to win 36 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] and at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

His most recent international game was an October 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

References

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  1. ^ "Los hermanos Ruiz: creadores de futbolistas en San Miguel". El Gráfico.
  2. ^ Salvador Coreas jugará la repesca - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Salvador CoreasFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
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