Óscar Navarro

Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez (born January 13, 1979 in La Libertad, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer.[4][5][3]

Óscar Navarro
Personal information
Full name Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez
Date of birth (1979-01-13) January 13, 1979
Place of birth La Libertad, El Salvador
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Santa Tecla[1] reserves (manager)
Youth career
1994–1997 Alianza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2008 Alianza
2008–2009 Chalatenango
2009–2010 Nejapa F.C.
20102012 C.D. UES
20122015 Santa Tecla F.C.[2]
National team
1999 El Salvador U-23
2001–2003 El Salvador 8 (0)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Santa Tecla F.C.[3] reserves (manager)
2020 C.D. UES
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Navarro started his career with Alianza at a very young age.

He would go on to play for Alianza for a little more than 13 years, winning four league titles with them. He captained Alianza for several years.

He then left Alianza to join Chalatenango and in 2009, moved to Nejapa.[6]

In 2010, he joined UES, but an injury took him out of the game until at least September 2011.[7]

International career

Navarro, a creative midfielder, has also played for the Salvadoran Under-23.

He made his senior debut for El Salvador in an October 2001 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals.

He has represented his country at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup[8] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

His final international game was a July 2003 friendly match against Guatemala.

Titles

Season Team Title
1996–1997AlianzaPrimera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera)
1997AlianzaTorneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997
Apertura 1998AlianzaLa Primera
Apertura 2001AlianzaLa Primera
2004 ClausuraAlianzaLa Primera

References


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