Luis Anaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alonso Anaya Merino | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UES | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2011 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Luis Alonso Anaya Merino (Born May 19, 1981 in San José Guayabal, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional soccer player, who currently plays for UES in the Salvadoran Premier League.
Club career
Anaya started his senior career at local side San José, before moving to Second division side Platense where he would stay for almost 8 years. In May 2005 he made his debut on the highest domestic level for Salvadoran giants FAS against Águila[1], whom he would join after winning the 2005 Clausura title with FAS a month after that debut. In 2008 he signed with Chalatenango, only to move on to Alianza in the same year. He joined UES for the 2010 Apertura.
International career
Anaya officially received his first cap on October 7, 2006 in a friendly match against Panama. He scored his first goal for the national team on August 22, 2007 in a friendly match against Honduras. His second, and most important goal came almost a year later on June 22, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama. His 87th minute goal, led El Salvador to a 3-1 win, and in doing so helped secured the national team a spot in the following round of qalification.
He has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[3]. He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]
His final international game was an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Surinam.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 August 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Honduras |
1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 22 June 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Panama |
3-1 | 3-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- 2005 Clausura, 2006 Clausura
References
- ^ Player profile - CD FAS Template:Es icon
- ^ Luis Anaya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Luis Anaya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - El Gráfico Template:Es icon
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Cuscatlán Department
- Association football central defenders
- Salvadoran footballers
- El Salvador international footballers
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. FAS footballers
- C.D. Aguila footballers
- C.D. Chalatenango footballers
- Alianza F.C. footballers
- Salvadoran football biography stubs