Héctor Canjura
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga | ||
| Date of birth | July 15, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1994 | Los Pericos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | ADET | ||
| 1999–2006 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2007–2009 | Nejapa | 76 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | El Salvador | 12 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2011. | |||
Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga (born 15 July 1976 in San Salvador) is a retired football player from El Salvador.
Club career
Canjura started his professional career at ADET, but then joined Luis Ángel Firpo for a long spell. He ended his career at Nejapa in December 2009[1] to become an administrative manager at the club which was renamed Alacranes Del Norte.[2]
International career
Canjura made his debut for El Salvador 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[3] and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] and at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 2001 | Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Panama | 2-0 | 2-1 | UNCAF Nations Cup |
Honours
- 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura
References
- ↑ Nejapa llevará a cabildeo su nuevo nombre - La Prensa Grafica (Spanish)
- ↑ “El Cacho” Meléndez sustituirá a De Simone - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
- ↑ Héctor Canjura – FIFA competition record
- ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Héctor Canjura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
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