Pablo Salazar
Pablo Andres Salazar Sánchez (born 21 November 1982) is a reitred Costa Rican footballer, who played as a centre back. He is currently the assistant manager of Herediano.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Andres Salazar Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1982 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Herediano (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
Alajuelense | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Santa Barbara | 7 | (2) |
2003–2006 | Cartaginés | 49 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Alajuelense | 50 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Municipal Liberia | 42 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 21 | (1) |
2011–2015 | Herediano | 93 | (10) |
2015–2016 | Mérida | 19 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Herediano | 132 | (13) |
National team | |||
2005–2014 | Costa Rica | 6 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2019– | Herediano (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
He started his professional debut at Santa Barbara and also played for Cartaginés, Alajuelense, Municipal Liberia, Universidad de Costa Rica before joining Herediano in summer 2011.[1] In February 2015, he signed with Mérida.[2]
On 3 June 2019 it was confirmed, that Salazar had decided to retire and would continue at Herediano as assistant manager.[3]
International career
Salazar has played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship[4] and competed for Costa Rica at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a November 2005 friendly match against France[6] and has, as of 14 November 2014, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He received a call-up to the national team as it prepared for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, replacing injured defender Michael Umaña[7] but only won his second cap 7 years after his debut when he played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.
References
- Carlos Castro y Pablo Salazar firmaron con Herediano Archived 2014-12-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- Pablo Salazar, el nuevo refuerzo de Venados
- Pablo Salazar se despide de las canchas como futbolista, elmundo.cr, 3 June 2019
- Pablo Salazar – FIFA competition record
- "Pablo Salazar Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- "Rumbo al mundial". El Universo. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- Araya, Fernando (30 June 2009). "Defensa Pablo Salazar se unió a la Selección" [Defender Pablo Salazar joins the national team] (in Spanish). Diario al Dia.