El Salvador national beach soccer team

The El Salvador national beach soccer team represents El Salvador in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FESFUT, the governing body for football in El Salvador.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

El Salvador
Nickname(s)La Selecta, La Playera, Los Pescadores, Los Guerreros, Los Cangrejitos
AssociationFederación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America). (UNCAF Central America)
Head coachRudis González Gallo[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Most capsAgustín "El Tin" Ruiz[7]
Top scorerFrank Velásquez
Home stadiumEstadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol)
FIFA codeSLV


First colours


Second colours
First international
El Salvador 5:9 United States
Biggest win
El Salvador 17:2 Belize
Biggest defeat
El Salvador 2:11 Portugal
World Cup
Appearances4
Best resultFourth place, 2011
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best result

Compared to their national association football team counterparts, they are considerable force in the sport both continently and internationally.

El Salvador ranks 1st in CONCACAF Beach Soccer, and 5th in the BSWW. It is also the only country in the CONCACAF confederation to qualify four consecutive times in a FIFA World Cup.

History

The team's first attempt at qualification for the Beach Soccer World Cup, came in 2007, when they joined Mexico, Costa Rica and the US in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. Unfortunately, the team failed to win a game and ultimately finished last.[17]

In April 2008, the team again participated in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, with the hope of reaching their first World Cup. On this occasion, the team played above expectations, and although they lost their opening game 4–2 to CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico, they went on to defeat raining CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach soccer champions the USA (5–6), and Costa Rica (3–4) to finish second in the group; this allowed them to qualify for, along with Mexico, the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which was held in France. Adding to the group's achievements, two of its players also picked up individual awards, with Luis Rodas being named Goalkeeper of the tournament, and José Ruiz winning the Golden Boot for scoring the most goals (six in total).[18]

In June 2009, the team again took part of the CONCACAF Championship, this time in the 2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. Due to having a successful tournament the previous year, they were ranked as tournament favourites alongside Mexico. The team reached the final, again knocking out traditional CONCACAF USA in the semi-final round. They faced Costa Rica in the final who had defeated reigning champions Mexico in the other semi-final match. El Salvador, contesting their second final in as many years defeated Costa Rica 6–3. This saw them crowned CONCACAF Beach Soccer Champions for the first time and they also qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Additional to this, the team again received individual awards as young up-and-coming player José Portillo was named Goalkeeper of the tournament, and José Ruiz again won the Golden Boot with eight goals from four matches.

Current squad

Correct as of May 2019.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF  SLV Melvin Segovia
3 DF  SLV Heber Ramos
4 DF  SLV Melvin González
5 MF  SLV Elías Ramírez
6 MF  SLV Exin Perdomo
7 FW  SLV Elmer Robles
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  SLV Darwin Ramírez
9 MF  SLV José Batres[19][20] (captain)
10 MF  SLV Agustín Ruiz
11 FW  SLV Frank Velásquez
12 GK  SLV Eliodoro Portillo[21]
1 GK  SLV Ever Coto

Coach: Rudis González Gallo

Current Staff

  • Assistant Manager: Ramón Arturo Muñoz
  • Physical Coordinator: Elmer Edgardo Guidos
  • Medical Trainer: Francisco Amaya Cruz
  • Physiotherapist:
  • Goalkeeper Trainer: Raúl Antonio García
  • Utilizer: Alex Geovanny Galdámez

Achievements

Beach Soccer World Cup record

Year Round Pts Pld W W
aet/pso
L GF GA GD
Brazil 2005 Did not qualify
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
France 2008Group stage03003618−12
United Arab Emirates 2009Group stage030031121−10
Italy 2011Fourth place962131929−10
Tahiti 2013Quarterfinals620021413+1
Total4/7151441114981−32

References

  1. http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/07/06/anuncian-cuadrangular-de-futbol-playa-para-este-fin-de-semana
  2. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Todo-listo-para-conocer-al-campeon-de-la-liga-nacional-de-futbol-playa-20171226-0002.html
  3. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/La-Pirraya-recibe-atencion-mundial-por-titulo-de-liga-nacional-de-futbol-playa-20180104-0005.html
  4. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Seleccion-playera-inicio-entrenos-de-cara-a-la-UNCAF-2018-20180131-0023.html
  5. http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/selecciones/462619/rudis-gallo-las-puertas-estan-abiertas-para-frank-velasquez/
  6. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Rudis-Gallo-apostara-al-cambio-generacional-en-azul-playera--20180331-0015.html
  7. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Agustin-Ruiz-no-jugara-la-Copa-UNCAF-de-futbol-playa-por-falta-de-apoyo-20180315-0011.html
  8. http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/05/24/una-firma-impide-desembolso-de-becas-a-seleccionados-de-futbol-playa
  9. http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/06/22/indes-y-fesfut-chocan-por-pagos-a-seleccionados-de-futbol-playa
  10. http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/371245/rancho-viejo-y-la-pirraya-a-la-final-de-futbol-playa/
  11. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Elias-Ramirez-volvio-a-seleccion-de-playa-20180201-0008.html
  12. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Seleccion-de-futbol-playa-trabaja-esta-semana-en-Metalio-20180209-0003.html
  13. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Seleccion-de-Mexico-dijo-no-a-la-invitacion-para-Copa-UNCAF-de-futbol-playa-20180215-0002.html
  14. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Todos-los-detalles-de-la-Copa-Centroamericana-de-futbol-playa-2018-20180314-0002.html
  15. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Agustn-Ruiz-La-FESFUT-y-el-INDES-nos-han-mentido-20180327-0002.html
  16. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/El-Salvador-tricampeon-de--Copa-UNCAF-de-futbol-playa-20180331-0013.html
  17. 2007 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Final Standings Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 20 April 2008.
  18. Golden Boot & Goalkeeper Awards Announced Accessed 20 April 2008.
  19. http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/12/11/listas-las-semifinales-de-la-liga-nacional-de-futbol-playa
  20. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Seleccion-de-playa-inicia-con-paliza-la-Copa-UNCAF-20180329-0018.html
  21. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/El-Salvador-se-postula-como-sede-de-premundial-de-futbol-playa-Concacaf-2019-20180414-0024.html
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