El Salvador national football team

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El Salvador

Nickname(s)	La Selecta Selección Cuscatleca Cuscatlecos La Azul
Association	Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Carlos de los Cobos
Captain	Ramón Sánchez
Most caps	Luis Guevara Mora (89)
Top scorer	Jorge "Mágico" González (41)
Home stadium	Estadio Cuscatlán
FIFA code	SLV
FIFA ranking	90
Highest FIFA ranking	50 (December 1992)
Lowest FIFA ranking	169 (November 2006)
Elo ranking	66
Home colours Away colours
First international
El Salvador 0–7 Costa Rica (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921)
Biggest win
El Salvador 12 - 0 Anguilla (San Salvador, El Salvador; February 6, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 10 - 1 El Salvador (Elche, Spain; June 15, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1970)
Best result	Round 1, 1970 and 1982
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1996)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 2002 and 2003

The El Salvador national football team is the national team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. ^[1] The team have qualified twice to the FIFA World Cup; firstly in 1970 and then in 1982. ^{[2] [3]}

Contents 1 History 1.1 The beginning of the national team 1.2 El Salvador's first tournament 1.3 First win ever 1.4 1970 FIFA World Cup 1.5 1982 FIFA World Cup 2 Tournament records 2.1 World Cup record 2.2 CONCACAF Gold Cup record 2.3 CONCACAF Championships record 2.4 UNCAF Nations Cup record 2.5 CCCF Championship record 3 Pan American Games record 3.1 Olympic Games record 3.2 Other major honours 4 Top ten goalscorers 5 Current squad 6 Personnel 6.1 Current staff 7 Squads for World Cup finals tournaments 8 Manager history 9 Schedule and recent results 9.1 Last five match results 9.2 Upcoming games 10 Trivia 11 Notes and references 12 See also 13 External links

[edit] History

[edit] The beginning of the national team

Although El Salvador played a few games in the early part of the 20th Century, it did not become a fully committed national team until 1921. This year is seen by many as being the starting point, to what we now know as "La Selecta". It was this year that many fans began to pay attention to the national football team, and many stars began to shine through the side, players such as Pablo Huezo, Carlos Escobar Leiva and Santiago Barrachina.

[edit] El Salvador's first tournament

In September 1921, Guatemala organised a football tournament comprising of itself, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador. The tournament was organized in order to celebrate 100 years of Central American independence, and was played in a round-robin format, with Guatemala playing Honduras and El Salvador playing Costa Rica.

Sadly, El Salvador lost their game 3-0 to Costa Rica who would then go on to defeat Guatemala in the final. Despite the loss, this tournament is seen as the starting point for the El Salvador national team.

[edit] First win ever

Since the tournament in Guatemala in 1921, El Salvador had only played 2 other international matches, both against Honduras. El Salvador had lost the first encounter 1-0 and drawn the second 0–0.

Three games without a win came to an end on December 7th 1928, when El Salvador recorded its first ever win. A 5-0 thumping of what would later become their traditional rivals, Honduras. The game was played on on a field called Marte de San Salvador. Not only was this El Salvador's first ever win, but also the first time they had scored in an international friendly. It was also a day that few will forget, as it saw Gustavo "Taviche" Marroquin become the first ever player to score 5 goals in one game for the national team.

[edit] 1970 FIFA World Cup

In the 1970 tournament, El Salvador lost their first game 3-0 to Belgium in Mexico City on June 3. ^[4] On June 7, the team played its second match against the host nation. It proved to be a controversial affair: with the score still at 0–0, the Egyptian referee Hussain Kandil awarded a free-kick to the Salvadorans in their own half. It was immediately taken by Mexico, who scored a couple of seconds later. The Salvadoran players protested vigorously, to the extent of physically jostling Bermudan linesman Keith Dunstan, but the goal was allowed to stand. ^[5] El Salvador were demoralised as a result, and Mexico subsequently won the game 4-0 with ease in Mexico City. ^[6] On June 10, El Salvador lost their final match in the tournament 2-0 to the USSR in Mexico City, to finish bottom of Group A. ^[7]

[edit] 1982 FIFA World Cup

In 1982, El Salvador took a 20-man squad (two players short of the normal 22, for reasons that remain unclear), coached by Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez, to Spain. However, the team's experience was an unhappy one. In their first match on June 15, in Elche, they were defeated 10-1 by Hungary, a scoreline that stands as a World Cup record to this day. ^[8] One crumb of comfort was that Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata did score the country's first ever World Cup goal during the game, albeit at a point when the Salvadorans were already down 5-0. ^[9]

El Salvador managed to regain some pride in their subsequent games: displaying much-improved levels of organisation and commitment, they lost 1-0 to Belgium on June 19 in Elche and 2-0 to the then reigning world champions Argentina in Alicante on June 23. ^{[10] [11]}

[edit] Tournament records

[edit] World Cup record Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1938 Withdrew - - - - - - 1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1954 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1958 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1962 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1966 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1970 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 9 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 13 1986 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1990 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1994 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1998 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2002 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2006 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2010 Underway - - - - - -

[edit] CONCACAF Gold Cup record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1991 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1993 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 1996 First Round 2 1 0 1 3 4 1998 First Round 3 0 1 2 0 6 2000 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2002 Quarter-Finals 3 1 0 2 1 5 2003 Quarter-Finals 3 1 0 2 7 3 2005 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2007 First Round 3 1 0 2 2 6 2009 First Round 3 1 0 2 2 3

[edit] CONCACAF Championships record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1963 Second Place 7 3 3 1 17 7 1965 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 7 9 1967 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1969 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1971 Withdrew** - - - - - - 1973 First Round* 2 0 0 2 0 2 1977 Third Place* 11 4 4 3 18 16 1981 Second Place* 13 7 4 2 14 5 1985 Second Round* 6 4 1 1 15 2 1989 Fifth Place* 8 2 2 4 8 9 *Results include games played in qualifiers **El Salvador withdrew from the tournament, as a result of the infamous Football War with Honduras

[edit] UNCAF Nations Cup record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1991 Fourth Place 3 0 1 2 2 9 1993 Fourth Place 3 0 1 2 1 5 1995 Third Place 4 2 0 2 5 5 1997 Third Place 5 3 1 1 5 5 1999 Fourth Place 5 1 1 3 3 9 2001 Third Place 6 2 4 0 8 4 2003 Third Place 5 3 0 2 6 4 2005 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 1 3 2007 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 4 5 2009 Fourth Place 5 1 1 3 5 6

[edit] CCCF Championship record

• 1941 - Second Place
• 1943 - Champions'
• 1946 - Fourth Place
• 1948 - Fifth Place
• 1951 - Did not enter
• 1953 - Fifth Place
• 1955 - Fourth Place
• 1957 - Did not enter
• 1960 - Withdrew
• 1961 - Second place

[edit] Pan American Games record

• 1951 - Did not enter
• 1955 - Did not enter
• 1959 - Did not enter
• 1963 - Did not enter
• 1967 - Did not enter
• 1971 - Did not enter
• 1975 - Round 1
• 1979 - Did not enter
• 1983 - Did not enter
• 1987 - Round 1
• 1991 - Did not enter
• 1995 - Did not enter
• 1999 - Did not enter
• 2003 - Did not enter
• 2007 - Did not enter

[edit] Olympic Games record

• 1896 to 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 - Round 1
• 1927 to 1996 - Did not qualify

[edit] Other major honours

• Central American and Caribbean Games 1954, 2002 - Gold Medal
• Central American Games 1977 - Gold Medal

[edit] Top ten goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Goals
1	Jorge "Mágico" González	1976–1998	41
2	Raúl Díaz Arce	1991–2000	39
3	José María Rivas	1979–1989	39
4	Norberto Huezo Montoya	1973–1987	29
5	Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata	1971–1989	27
6	Juan Francisco Barraza	1953–1969	23
7	Miguel Cruz	1935–1943	21
8	Rafael "Bazooka" Corado	1943–1955	17
9	Ever Hernández	1976–1985	16
10	Juan Ramón Martínez	1967–1976	16

[edit] Current squad

List of the 23 man squad for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. Caps and goals are current as of the completion of the match against Jamaica on July 10, 2009.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Miguel Montes February 12, 1980 28 0 C.D. Aguila GK Benji Villalobos July 15, 1988 0 0 C.D. Aguila DF Marvin Gonzalez April 17, 1982 61 1 FAS DF Mardoqueo Henríquez May 24, 1987 16 0 FAS DF Deris Umanzor January 7, 1980 16 0 C.D. Aguila DF Manuel Salazar January 23, 1986 38 0 C.D. Luis Angel Firpo DF Alexander Escobar April 4, 1984 30 0 Isidro Metapán DF Alfredo Pacheco December 1, 1982 70 6 New York Red Bulls DF Luis Hernández february 9, 1985 19 0 C.D. Aguila DF Victor Turcios April 13, 1988 6 0 C.D. Luis Angel Firpo MF Ramón Sánchez May 25, 1982 52 2 Alianza F.C. MF Oscar Jimenez April 18, 1979 23 0 Alianza F.C. MF William Torres Alegría October 27, 1976 23 2 C.D. Aguila MF Eliseo Quintanilla February 5, 1983 37 12 Ermis Aradippou MF Osael Romero April 18, 1986 31 8 C.D. Vista Hermosa MF Cristian Castillo July 27, 1984 27 2 Club León MF Salvador Coreas September 29, 1984 32 0 C.D. Vista Hermosa MF Julio Martinez July 8, 1985 9 1 Club León MF Dennis Alas January 10, 1985 42 2 C.D. Luis Angel Firpo FW Rodolfo Zelaya July 3, 1988 19 4 Club León FW Rudis Corrales November 6, 1979 55 13 C.D. Aguila FW William Reyes October 30, 1976 14 0 FAS FW Herber Barrera March 17, 1981 1 0 C.D. Luis Angel Firpo

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Current staff

Head Coach	Carlos De Los Cobos
Assistant Coach	Jaime Rodríguez
2nd Assistant Coach	José Luis Rugamas
GK Coach	Romeo Ulises Lozano
Physical Coordinator	Alvaro Briones
Medical Trainer	Francisco Amaya Cruz
Massage Therapist	José Luis Rodríguez
Trainer	Rodrigo Antonio

[edit] Squads for World Cup finals tournaments

• 1982 FIFA World Cup - Spain
• 1970 FIFA World Cup - Mexico

[edit] Manager history

Name	Period	country
Marck Scott Thompson	1930–1935
Pablo Ferre Elías	1935–1938
Maximo Garay	1940–1941
Amaricano Gonzalez	1943–1948
Rodolfo Orlandini	1949–1951
Marcelo Estrada	1953
Carbilio Tomasino	1954–1959	*
Milo Guardado	1959–1960
Gregorio Bundio	1960–1961
Conrado Miranda	1961
Luis Comitante	1962–1963	*
Hernán Carrasco Vivanco	1965–1967
Rigoberto Guzmán	1968
Gregorio Bundio	1968–1970
Hernán Carrasco Vivanco	1970
Conrado Miranda	1971
Hector D'Angelo	1972
Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos	1973
Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez	1973–1974
Conrado Miranda	1975
Marcelo Estrada	1975–1976
Raúl Magaña	1976
Aurelio Pinto Beltrao	1976
Porta	1977
Julio Contreras Cardona	1977
Ricardo Tomasino	1977
Juan Ricardo Fazio	1977–1978
Raúl Magaña	1979
Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez	1979–1982
Armando Contreras Palma	1983
Raúl Magaña	1984
Juan Quarterone	1984–85
Paulo Roberto Cabrera	1986
Raúl Magaña	1987
Milovan Đorić	1988
Miroslav Vukašinović	1988–89
Conrado Miranda	1988
Kiril Dojcinovski	1989
Oscar Emigdio Benítez	1991
Jorge Aude	1991–1992
Aníbal Ruiz	1992
Jorge Vieira	1993–1994
José Omar Pastoriza	1995–1996
Armando Contreras Palma	1996–1997
Milovan Đorić	1997–1998
Kiril Dojcinovski	1998
Marinho Peres	1998
Oscar Emigdio Benítez	1999–2000
Carlos Recinos	2001–02
Carlos Recinos	2003
Juan Ramon Paredes	2004	*
Armando Contreras Palma	2004
Carlos Cavagnaro	2005
Carlos de los Cobos	2006-

[edit] Schedule and recent results

[edit] Last five match results

Category	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Date	Venue	Scorers
WCQ	El Salvador	2–1	Mexico	June 6, 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador	El Salvador: Julio Enrique Martinez 11', Eliseo Quintanilla 84' Mexico: Cuauhtémoc Blanco 69'
WCQ	Honduras	1–0	El Salvador	June 10, 2009	Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula	Honduras: Carlos Pavon 13'
Gold Cup	El Salvador	2–1	Costa Rica	July 3, 2009	The Home Depot Center, Carson, California	El Salvador: Osael Romero 20' 87' Costa Rica: Granados 65'
Gold Cup	Canada	1–0	El Salvador	July 7, 2009	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus	Canada: Gerba 32'
Gold Cup	Jamaica	1–0	El Salvador	July 10, 2009	FIU Stadium, Miami	Jamaica: Cummings 70'

[edit] Upcoming games

Date	Location	Opponent	Competition
7 August	Robertson Stadium, Houston	Colombia	Friendly
12 August	Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	WCQ
5 September	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy	United States	WCQ
9 September	Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador	Costa Rica	WCQ
10 October	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico	WCQ
14 October	Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador	Honduras	WCQ

[edit] Trivia

• First Central American team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup (1970) and first Central American team to qualify twice (1982).

• El Salvador was the first Central American team to defeat Mexico in Mexico City

• For the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Mexico did not qualify because they were eliminated by El Salvador in the final round of qualifying. ^[12]

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] See also

• Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
• Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
• El Salvador U-23 men's national football team
• El Salvador U20 men's national football team
• List of football clubs in El Salvador
• Salvadoran Primera División player list
• List of Salvadoran football players playing abroad
• El Salvador national beach soccer team

[edit] External links

• A Picture of the Team
• Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol Official Site (Spanish)
• El Salvador national football team (Non-Official Site) (Spanish)
• El Salvador - Details of World Cup Qualifiers

Preceded by 1941 Costa Rica	CCCF Champions 1943 (First title)	Succeeded by 1946 Costa Rica
Preceded by 1950 Curaçao	Central American and Caribbean Games Champions 1954 (Second title)	Succeeded by 1959 Mexico
Preceded by 1998 Venezuela	Central American and Caribbean Games Champions 2002 (Third title)	Succeeded by 2006 Colombia

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