Rafael Burgos

Rafael Burgos
Personal information
Full name Rafael Edgardo Burgos
Date of birth (1988-06-03) June 3, 1988
Place of birth La Paz, El Salvador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
USAC
Number 11
Youth career
2002 Escuela Famosa
2003 Escuela La Chelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Alianza
2009–2010 Santa Tecla 13 (9)
2010 UES 16 (8)
2011–2012 Alianza 17 (6)
2012 Petapa 17 (8)
2012–2015 SV Ried 0 (0)
2012Baník Ostrava (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013Kecskemét (loan) 20 (5)
2013–2014Győri ETO (loan) 9 (1)
2014Minnesota United (loan) 5 (0)
2015 Fredrikstad 7 (1)
2015 FAS 23[1] (5)
2016– USAC 3 (0)
National team
2010– El Salvador 48 (13)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 17, 2015

Rafael Edgardo Burgos (born June 3, 1988 in La Paz, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Universidad SC in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

Club career

Burgos started his career at Alianza but moved to Second division side Santa Tecla to get some more playing time. In 2010 he returned to the highest level to play with UES. In 2011 he rejoined his old club Alianza.

In 2012, he transferred to Deportivo Petapa scoring his first goal and victory on February 12, 2012 against Municipal. He scored another goal on March 3, 2012 against Suchitepequez,and his last goal for the end of his 2011–12 season on May 4, 2012 against Juventud Retaleca. Even though he started late in Petapa's season he managed to score five goals in nine games.

On August 8, 2012, Burgos signed a loan deal with Baník Ostrava on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club SV Ried. On the 31st, he moved on loan to Kecskemét of Hungary after Baník did not reach an economic agreement with the player.

After spending a season with Kecskemét, he went on a second loan to Hungarian champions Győri ETO, where he appeared in nine league games scoring one goal.

He was loaned out again until the end of 2014 to Minnesota United.

In February 2015, he cancelled his contract with SV Reid, becoming a free agent

On March 17, 2015, Rafael " El Chero" Burgos signed with Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (also known as Fredrikstad FK or FFK) which is a Norwegian football club from the town of Fredrikstad.

International career

Burgos received his first appearance with the El Salvador national football team in a game versus Panama, with the game ending in a loss of 1–0. In his second cap with the El Salvador national football team, Burgos scored his first goal, on Costa Rican soil. A feat that did not happen since 1991 when Raúl Díaz Arce, in the first edition the UNCAF tournament, scored on Costa Rican soil.[2] Burgos was called up by José Luis Rugamas to train with the senior team in preparation for the 2011 Central American Cup on January 2010. Burgos scored the first goal for El Salvador for the year on January 14, 2011 in a 2–0 victory against Nicaragua. On January 16, 2011, he scored two goals against Belize helping his team out with a 5–2 victory. On February 11, 2011, he scored another goal in a 2–3 loss in a friendly against Jamaica. Burgos scored his first goals in the World Cup Qualifications on November 15, 2011 against Suriname. His two goals in that game and the two goals Osael Romero scored lead to a 4–0 victory. Burgos scored two goals against the "Oceania leader" New Zealand in a 2–2 draw.[3]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Result Competitions
1 October 12, 2010 Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica  Costa Rica
2 – 1
Friendly
2 January 14, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua
2 – 0
2011 Copa Centroamericana
3 January 16, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Belize
5 – 2
2011 Copa Centroamericana
4 January 16, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Belize
5 – 2
2011 Copa Centroamericana
5 February 9, 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Haiti
1 – 0
Friendly
6 November 15, 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Suriname
4 – 0
2014 WCQ
7 November 15, 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Suriname
4 – 0
2014 WCQ
8 May 23, 2012 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, USA  New Zealand
2 – 2
Friendly
9 September 11, 2012 Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana  Guyana
2 – 3
2014 WCQ
10 January 18, 2013 Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica  Honduras
1 – 1
2013 Copa Centroamericana
11 September 2, 2014 Robert F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C., USA  Guatemala
2 – 1
2014 Copa Centroamericana
12 September 10, 2014 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, USA  Belize
2 – 0
2014 Copa Centroamericana
13 October 14, 2014 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, USA  Ecuador
1 − 5
Friendly

Honours

Club

Minnesota United

Individual

References

  1. http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=217185
  2. "Rafael Burgos wants to leave a mark" (in Spanish). El Grafico. January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  3. "Preliminary squad released" (in Spanish). El Grafico. January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.

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