Rudis Corrales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera | ||
| Date of birth | November 6, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sociedad, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aguiluchos USA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1997 | Municipal Limeño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2003 | Municipal Limeño | (77) | |
| 2004–2010 | Águila | (50) | |
| 2011 | Alianza | 11 | (4) |
| 2012-2013 | Dragón | 9 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | Aguiluchos USA | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998 | El Salvador U-20 | ||
| 1998–2001 | El Salvador U-23 | ||
| 2001–2011 | El Salvador | 77 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 21, 2011. | |||
Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera (born November 6, 1979 in Sociedad, Morazan, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
Club career
Corrales' professional career began in 1997, when he signed a contract with Municipal Limeño. He officially made his debut that same year on November 29, in a league match against Dragón.
On September 9, 2007 in a league match against Alianza F.C. Corrales became only the seventh person is Salvadoran league history to score 100 goals, a feat which has only been matched by Salvadoran greats Raúl Díaz Arce, Williams Reyes, Emiliano Pedrozo, Adonai Martínez, Hugo Coria and David Arnoldo Cabrera.[1]
On December 19, 2010, it was announced that he signed a two year contract with Alianza. In January 2012, Corrales joined Dragón.[2] In April 2012 he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed his face.[3]
He now plays with CD Aguiluchos USA in Oakland, CA. He scored on a free kick in the 90th minute 15.03.14 to win the match an US Open Cup Qualifier.
International career
Corrales made his debut for El Salvador in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has, as of December 2010, earned a total of 71 caps, scoring 16 goals. He has represented his country in 20 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2001,[5] 2003,[6] 2005[7] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the 2002,[9] 2003[10] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11]
On February 6, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Anguilla, Corrales became the first player in Salvadoran history to score five goals in a World Cup qualifier. The previous record was held by legendary Salvadoran striker Raúl Díaz Arce, who had scored four goals against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. He made his most memorable goal on a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica on September 9, 2009. Scoring a goal at the 90th minute that gave life back to El Salvador in this Qualification Stage.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
References
- ↑ Rudis Corrales marcó su gol número 100 - ElSalvador.com (Spanish)
- ↑ Rudis Corrales, al Dragón - El SalvadorFC (Spanish)
- ↑ Qué susto, Corrales - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
- ↑ Rudis Corrales – FIFA competition record
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 2001 - RSSSF
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - RSSSF
- ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Rudis Corrales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
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