Héctor Canjura
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Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga (born 15 July 1976 in San Salvador
) is a retired football player from El Salvador
.
, but then joined Luis Ángel Firpo
for a long spell. He ended his career at Nejapa
in December 2009 to become an administrative manager at the club which was renamed Alacranes Del Norte.
in a July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification
match against Honduras
and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification
matches and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup and at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
.
His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
match against Mexico
.
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
) is a retired football player from El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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Club career
Canjura started his professional career at ADETADET
ADET was a professional soccer club located in La Libertad, that participated in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional until 2001.The club played its home games at Estadio Hanz Usko, La Libertad....
, but then joined Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
for a long spell. He ended his career at Nejapa
Nejapa F.C.
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in December 2009 to become an administrative manager at the club which was renamed Alacranes Del Norte.
International career
Canjura made his debut for El SalvadorEl 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 July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
match against Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
matches and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup and at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
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His final international game was a January 2002 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...
match against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
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International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 25 May 2001 Estadio Nacional Estadio Tiburcio Carias AndinoEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :...
, TegucigalpaTegucigalpaTegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
, HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
2-0 2-1 UNCAF Nations Cup UNCAF Nations CupThe Copa Centroamericana is a biennial association football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tournament has been held since 1991 as the UNCAF Nations Cup and doubles as a...
Honours
- Salvadoran Premier League: 2
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- 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura
External links
- Profile - El Gráfico