Federico Elduayen

Federico Elduayén

Personal information
Full name	Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña
Date of birth	June 25, 1977
Place of birth	Fray Bentos, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Universitario de Sucre
Youth career
	Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2005	Peñarol	95	(0)
2005–2009	U. de Concepción	118	(0)
2010	O'Higgins	35	(0)
2011	Unión Española	13	(0)
2012–2013	Universitario de Sucre	36	(0)
2013-2014	Guabirá	36	(0)
2015-	Universitario de Sucre
National team
2002	Uruguay	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña (born June 25, 1977) is an Uruguayan football goalkeeper who plays for Universitario de Sucre in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. ^[1] His nickname is "Vikingo" (Viking).

He began his career in the youth squads of Peñarol. He made his professional debut in 1999, in the Copa Mercosur defending Peñarol against Vasco Da Gama in Brazil. Elduayén participated in six straight Copa Libertadores editions with Peñarol from 2000–2005. He was the team's starting goalkeeper until 2005 when he lost his job and moved to Universidad de Concepción in Chile. Ever since joining the Chilean side he became the starting goalkeeper there. He renewed his contract until the end of the 2009 season. The following year Elduayén transferred to O'Higgins where he played for one season, before signing with Unión Española. In 2012 he landed in Bolivia and signing for Universitario de Sucre.

Elduayen made one appearance for the Uruguay national football team and was part of the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Titles

Season	Team	Title
Copa Chile 2008-09	Universidad de Concepción	Copa Chile

References

1. "Ficha de jugador de seleccion: Federico Elduayen" (in Spanish). Tenfield. Archived from the original on November 8, 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
2. Federico Elduayen – FIFA competition record

External links

• Soccerway profile