Carlos Menjívar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Menjívar Aguilar, Jr. | ||
Date of birth | April 13, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | San Francisco, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juventud Independiente | ||
Number | jehdbd. Diidjdbd. Fjh dm bd | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1997 | Academia Tahuichi | ||
1997–2000 | AGSS Los Angeles | ||
2000–2001 | San Diego State Aztecs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | FAS | 37 | (5) |
2004–2005 | Águila | 18 | (2) |
2005–2007 | FAS | 16 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Once Municipal | ||
2009 | Isidro Metapán | 14 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Municipal Limeño | 8 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Juventud Independiente | 47 | (2) |
2015 | Santa Tecla F.C. | 5 | (0) |
International career | |||
2002–2007 | El Salvador | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Carlos Alberto Menjívar Aguilar Jr. (born April 13, 1981) is a former professional footballer who last played for Santa Tecla F.C. Born in the United States, he played for the El Salvador national team.
Club career
In his early years, Menjívar spent a year at the Tahuichi Academy in Bolivia, before playing at the American Global Soccer School and college soccer in his native California. In 2002, he joined Salvadoran giants FAS, making his debut in June 2002 against Mexican side UANL Tigres.[1] He then left for league rivals Águila, only to return to FAS after a year. In 2007, he moved to Once Municipal and had a stint at Isidro Metapán before moving to Municipal Limeño with whom he relegated to the Second Division. In 2010, he signed for Juventud Independiente, with whom he clinched promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador in 2011.[2]
International career
Menjívar made his debut for El Salvador in a November 2002 friendly match against the United States and has earned a total of 16 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[3] as well as at the 2003[4] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[5]
His final international match was a June 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup game against Trinidad & Tobago.
Honours
Coaching career
- 2010-United Futbol Club
- 2012-2014 Temecula Hawks
- 2014-2015 San Diego State University Director of Operations Men's Soccer
- 2016- MVLA Soccer Club
- 2017- PDL-Burlingame Dragons Assistant Coach[citation needed]
References
- ^ Profile - CD FAS
- ^ Juventud Independiente, el nuevo benjamín - El SalvadorFC (in Spanish)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links
- Carlos Menjívar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)