Gilberto Murgas
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo
Date of birth (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth El Refugio, Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2000 FAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 FAS
2007–2008 Chalatenango 35 (4)
2008–2010 Águila 56 (8)
2010–2011 FAS
International career
2000–2007 El Salvador 40 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo (born January 22, 1981, in El Refugio, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.[1][2]

Club career

Nicknamed Gárgamel, he started his career as a midfielder for FAS, making his debut against Belizean side Acros Verdes in March 1999.[3] He left FAS for Chalatenango in 2007 only to move on to play for Águila a year later.[4]

After returning to FAS in July 2010[5] he decided to retire in 2011 and move to Houston, where he started a construction company.[6]

International career

Murgas made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 4 goals.

He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2003,[8] 2005[9] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[10] as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

His final international game was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 February 2003 Estadio La Pedregaleña, Colón, Panama  Honduras 1-0 1-0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
2 8 July 2003 Reliant Stadium, Houston, US  Guatemala 1-2 1-2 Friendly match
3 19 July 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US  Costa Rica 1-1 2-5 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4 12 May 2004 Robertson Stadium, Houston, US  Haiti 2-2 3-3 Friendly match

Personal life

Murgas has two children.

References

  1. ^ "El Gráfico".
  2. ^ "¿Qué pasó con Gilberto Murgas?". 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ Profile - CD FAS (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Gilberto Murgas se vestirá nuevamente de azulgrana - CD FAS (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Gilberto Murgas: "Ya estoy retirado" Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Gilberto Murgas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  9. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  10. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

External links

El Salvador squads
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