Pablo Melgar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Sebastián Melgar Torino | ||
Date of birth | January 14, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Antigua GFC | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Comunicaciones | |||
U Católica de Chile U-20 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Club Atlético Tembetary | ||
1999–2000 | Zacapa | 8 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Antigua GFC | 12 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Aurora | 27 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Municipal | 56 | (2) |
2007 | Antofagasta | 12 | (0) |
2008 | Municipal | 13 | (0) |
2008–2009 | CD Suchitepéquez | 32 | (3) |
2009–2010 | USAC | ||
2010–2011 | CD Suchitepéquez | ||
2011– | Antigua GFC | ||
International career‡ | |||
2002–2007 | Guatemala | 55 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2010 |
Template:Spanish name 2 Pablo Melgar (born January 14, 1980) is a Guatemalan football defender. He currently plays for Antigua in the Guatemalan first division.
Club career
Before playing in Chile, Melgar played for local clubs Deportivo Zacapa, Antigua GFC, Aurora FC, and Municipal, the latter from 2004 to 2007, during which time the club won five league titles in a row. He then left Municipal for Antofagasta but decided not to return to Chile after finding it hard to play football outside the capital, Santiago de Chile.[1] After a stint with USAC, Melgar returned to Municipal for the Apertura 2010 season.
International career
Melgar has been a regular on the Guatemala national team, for which he has competed at the youth, Olympic, and full international levels. Tournaments in which he partaked include the under-17 and under-20 World Cup qualifying, the 1999 Pan American Games, the 2000 Olympic tournament qualifying and the Central American Games of 2002.
He made his senior debut in a January 2002 friendly match against Cuba and has earned a total of 56 caps (including a non official game against Argentina), scoring 1 goal.[2] He has represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] and the 2005[5] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]
References
- ^ Pablo Melgar no regresará a Antofagasta - La Red Deportiva Template:Es icon
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (2009-08-12). "Guatemala - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Pablo Melgar at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Guatemala City
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemalan expatriate footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Aurora F.C. players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- CD Suchitepequez players
- Deportes Antofagasta players
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Antigua GFC players