Adolfo Humberto Menéndez Cortéz (born 13 April 1970 in Santa Ana, El Salvador

Santa Ana, El Salvador

Santa Ana is the second largest city in El Salvador, located 64 kilometers west of San Salvador, the capital city. Santa Ana has approximately 274,830 inhabitants and serves both as the capital of the department of Santa Ana and...

) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who currently acts as goalkeeper coach at C.D. FAS

C.D. FAS

Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as C.D. FAS or simply FAS , is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Ana. They are rivals with Club Deportivo Águila. FAS currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, their home ground being the...

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Club career

Nicknamed Fito, Menéndez came through at San Luis

C.D. San Luis

Club Deportivo San Luis Futbol Clube is a Salvadoran professional football club based in San Luis Talpa, La Paz.The team competed in the first division in 2000/2001 season after purchasing the spot of Santa Clara...

 and San Rafael

C.D. San Rafael Maracaná

Club Deportivo San Rafael Maracaná is a Salvadoran professional football club based in San Rafael Obrajuelo, La Paz, El Salvador.The club currently plays in the Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-Current squad:As of 2011:...

 and made his Premier Division debut with Isidro Metapán

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran football club based in Metapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, which is the top tier football league in the country...

 in 1989, before joining FAS

C.D. FAS

Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as C.D. FAS or simply FAS , is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Ana. They are rivals with Club Deportivo Águila. FAS currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, their home ground being the...

 for a lengthy and successful spell during the 1990s. He won three league titles with FAS. In 2000 he returned to Isidro Metapán only to return to FAS, after a stint at Once Municipal

Once Municipal

Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...

, with whom he won the Apertura 2006.

International career

Menéndez made his debut for El Salvador

El Salvador national football team

El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

 in a June 1994 friendly match against Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup

His final international match was an October 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...

 qualification match against Cuba

Cuba national football team

The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....

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Retirement

After retiring as a player, Menéndez was shortly caretaker-manager of FAS and currently works as goalkeeping coach at the club. In June 2011, Ménendez was one of the first to be heard in a legal case about possible selling of matches in 2010.

Honours

• Salvadoran Premier League: 4

1994, 1995, 1996, Apertura 2006

External links

• Profile - CD FAS