Víctor Velásquez

Víctor Manuel Velásquez Molina (born April 12, 1976 in La Unión) is a retired Salvadoran football player.

For the Paraguayan footballer of the same name, see Víctor Velázquez.
Víctor Velásquez
Personal information
Full name Victor Manuel Velasquez Molina
Date of birth (1976-04-12) April 12, 1976
Place of birth La Unión, El Salvador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Dragón
2001–2006 FAS 45 (4)
2006–2008 Alianza
2008–2009 Águila 29 (1)
2009–2010 Municipal Limeño 34 (1)
2010–2011 FAS 2 (2)
National team‡
1999–2007 El Salvador 54 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 6, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2007
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velásquez and the second or maternal family name is Molina.

Club career

Velásquez started his career at Dragón in 1996 and left them after five years for Salvadoran giants FAS with whom he won five league titles. After another five years he moved to Alianza, only to join Águila in 2008. He then had a one-year spell with Municipal Limeño and rejoined FAS[1] for a final season before retiring.

International career

Velásquez made his debut for El Salvador in a May 1999 friendly match against Colombia and has earned a total of 54 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2001,[3] 2003,[4] 2005[5] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[6] as well as at the 2002[7] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international game was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Nicaragua2-03-02003 UNCAF Nations Cup
228 January 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Panama1-11-1Friendly match
313 June 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Bermuda2-12-12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
418 August 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Panama1-02-12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. El Grafico Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  2. Víctor Velásquez – FIFA competition record
  3. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  4. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - RSSSF
  6. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
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