Ysrael Zúñiga
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| Full name | Herlyn Ysrael Zuñiga Yáñez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lima,[1] Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Sporting Cristal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Guardia Republicana | 19 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 –1997 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Sport Agustino | 24 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Coronel Bolognesi | 18 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Melgar | 39 | (32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Coventry City | 30 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Estudiantes (LP) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Universitario | 45 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Atlético Universidad | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Sporting Cristal | 36 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Melgar | 38 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Bursaspor | 19 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Melgar | 34 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Juan Aurich | 80 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Melgar | 155 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 556 | (259) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Peru | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | FBC Melgar Youth Team (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yáñez (born 27 August 1976) is a Peruvian dentist and former footballer who played as a striker for the Peru national team and for clubs including Coventry City, Estudiantes and Melgar. Since retirement, Zúñiga has reverted to dentistry in his homeland, for which he obtained qualifications for concurrently during his tenure at Sporting Cristal.
Club career[edit]
Zúñiga initially trained as a dental technician before deciding to become a professional footballer at the relatively late age of 22. He gained some international fame after scoring a league-record equalling 32 goals for Melgar in his first season in the Primera División Peruana in 1999. His goalscoring success prompted English Premier League club Coventry City to purchase him for £750,000 in February 2000. However, he was unable to find any form in England; scoring three goals in 30 appearances spread over two and a half years with Coventry before he was released in the summer of 2002.
After leaving Coventry he joined Argentine club Estudiantes, but again struggled to recapture his scoring form. Zúñiga returned to his homeland following the conclusion of his spell in Argentina to join Sporting Cristal, a club he spent time at as a teenager before leaving the game to study to be a dental worker.
International career[edit]
He won 21 caps and scored 3 goals for the Peru.[3]
He was recalled against Ecuador in June 2007.
International[edit]
As of 9 July 2007
 Peru
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 3 |
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Guardia Republicana
Sporting Cristal
Juan Aurich
- Peruvian First Division: 2011
FBC Melgar
- Peruvian First Division: 2015
References[edit]
- ^ "Plantilla 2011 - Ysrael Zúñiga" (in Spanish). JuanAurich.net. January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Information of Ysrael Zuñiga" (in Spanish).
- ^ Appearances for Peru National Team - RSSSF
External links[edit]
- Ysrael Zúñiga at Soccerbase
- Ysrael Zúñiga at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football forwards
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peru men's international footballers
- Coronel Bolognesi footballers
- FBC Melgar footballers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Atlético Universidad footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Bursaspor footballers
- Juan Aurich footballers
- Copa Perú players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Peruvian Segunda División players
- Premier League players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Süper Lig players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey