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Gilberto Murgas
Salvadoran footballer (born 1981)
Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo (born January 22, 1981, in El Refugio, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.[1][2]
| 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 | |||
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]
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 |
Murgas has two children.
- "¿Qué pasó con Gilberto Murgas?". 24 April 2016.
- Gilberto Murgas se vestirá nuevamente de azulgrana - CD FAS (in Spanish)
- Gilberto Murgas: "Ya estoy retirado" Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- Gilberto Murgas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Gilberto Murgas at National-Football-Teams.com