Luis Alonso Anaya
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Luis Alonso Anaya Merino (Born May 19, 1981 in San José Guayabal
, El Salvador
) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays for Águila
in the Salvadoran Premier Division.
side Platense
where he would stay for almost 8 years. In May 2005 he made his debut on the highest domestic level for Salvadoran giants FAS
against Águila
, whom he would join after winning the 2005 Clausura title with FAS a month after that debut. In 2008 he signed with Chalatenango
, only to move on to Alianza
in the same year. He joined UES for the 2010 Apertura.
. He scored his first goal for the national team on August 22, 2007 in a friendly match against Honduras
. His second, and most important goal came almost a year later on June 22, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualification
match against Panama
. His 87th minute goal, led El Salvador to a 3-1 win, and in doing so helped secured the national team a spot in the following round of qualification.
He has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification
matches and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup. He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
.
He did not play for his country since an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification
match against Suriname
and was only over two years later called-up for the 2011 Copa Centroamericana by then coach José Luis Rugamas
. With Rubén Israel
as coach Anaya was called up to take part at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
where he earned 4 caps in 4 games. Anaya received two yellow cards at the Semi-finals match against Panama for complaining. In a frinedly match against , on 7 August 2011, Anaya was sent off with two yellow cards because he complained and celebrated in front of the technical area of the Venezuelans.
San José Guayabal
San José Guayabal is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador....
, 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...
) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays for Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
in the Salvadoran Premier Division.
Club career
Anaya started his senior career at local side San José, before moving to Salvadoran second divisionSegunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño is the second level of the El Salvador League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of...
side Platense
C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca
C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca, usually abbreviated to C.D. Platense,is a El Salvador Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño based in El Salvador,a small town in the province of Zacatecoluca.-Stadium:...
where he would stay for almost 8 years. In May 2005 he made his debut on the highest domestic level for Salvadoran giants 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...
against Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
, whom he would join after winning the 2005 Clausura title with FAS a month after that debut. In 2008 he signed with Chalatenango
C.D. Chalatenango
Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:...
, only to move on to Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...
in the same year. He joined UES for the 2010 Apertura.
International career
Anaya officially received his first cap on October 7, 2006 in a friendly match against PanamaPanama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
. He scored his first goal for the national team on August 22, 2007 in a friendly 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...
. His second, and most important goal came almost a year later on June 22, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 13 top-ranked teams from the FIFA ranking for CONCACAF in May 2007 competed, along with the 11 winning teams from the First Round...
match against Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
. His 87th minute goal, led El Salvador to a 3-1 win, and in doing so helped secured the national team a spot in the following round of qualification.
He has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 8 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 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup. He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
.
He did not play for his country since an October 2008 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 Suriname
Suriname national football team
The Suriname national football team is the national team of Suriname and is controlled by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond.Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana...
and was only over two years later called-up for the 2011 Copa Centroamericana by then coach José Luis Rugamas
José Luis Rugamas
José Luis Rugamas Portillo is a Salvadoran football manager and former professional player. He is the current interim manager of the El Salvador national team. He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain....
. With Rubén Israel
Rubén Israel
Rubén Israel is a Uruguayan footballer and coach. He currently coaches the El Salvador national football team.-Club Libertad:...
as coach Anaya was called up to take part at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...
where he earned 4 caps in 4 games. Anaya received two yellow cards at the Semi-finals match against Panama for complaining. In a frinedly match against , on 7 August 2011, Anaya was sent off with two yellow cards because he complained and celebrated in front of the technical area of the Venezuelans.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 August 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán Estadio Cuscatlán Monumental Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is the largest stadium in Central America with a capacity of 45,000... , San Salvador 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... , 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... |
1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match | |
| 2 | 22 June 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán Estadio Cuscatlán Monumental Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is the largest stadium in Central America with a capacity of 45,000... , San Salvador 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... , 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... |
3-1 | 3-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament... |
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| 3 | 6 September 2011 | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town George Town, Cayman Islands George Town, Grand Cayman, is the capital of the Cayman Islands, in the British West Indies. The city has a population of 35,600 and is the largest city on Grand Cayman.... , Cayman Islands Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica... |
1-2 | 1-4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA... |
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| 4 | 6 September 2011 | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town George Town, Cayman Islands George Town, Grand Cayman, is the capital of the Cayman Islands, in the British West Indies. The city has a population of 35,600 and is the largest city on Grand Cayman.... , Cayman Islands Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica... |
1-3 | 1-4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA... |
Honours
- Salvadoran Premier League: 2
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- 2005 Clausura, 2006 Clausura
External links
- Profile - El Gráfico