Salvador Coreas

Salvador Arturo Coreas Pérez (born September 29, 1984 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for second division side Municipal Limeño.

For the footballer born 1960, see Salvador Coreas Privado.
Salvador Coreas
Personal information
Full name Salvador Arturo Coreas Pérez
Date of birth (1984-09-29) September 29, 1984
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Second striker
Club information
Current team
 Municipal Limeño
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2003 Mar y Plata
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Águila 4 (0)
2004 Atlético Balboa 13 (2)
2005 Águila 12 (0)
2006 Atlético Balboa 17 (3)
2007–2009 Vista Hermosa 41 (5)
2009– Municipal Limeño 21 (1)
National team‡
2008–2009 El Salvador 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 10, 2009
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coreas and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

He is the older brother of El Salvador national under-20 football team member and former Vista Hermosa player Raúl Antonio Coreas.

Club career

Nicknamed Chamba, Coreas made his professional debut at Salvadoran giants Águila and had two spells at Atlético Balboa before joining Vista Hermosa. In 2009, he moved to Municipal Limeño. He was ruled out by a ligament injury for the major part of the 2010 Clausura.[1]

International career

Coreas received his first call up to the national team in January 2008. He officially received his first cap on January 22, 2008 in a friendly match against Belize. He went on to win 36 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup[3] and at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

His most recent international game was an October 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

References
  1. Salvador Coreas jugará la repesca - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  2. Salvador Coreas – FIFA competition record
  3. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  4. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF


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