Héctor Canjura

Héctor Canjura
Personal information
Full name Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga
Date of birth (1976-07-15) July 15, 1976
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994 Los Pericos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 ADET
1999–2006 Luis Ángel Firpo
2007–2009 Nejapa 76 (6)
National team‡
2000–2002 El Salvador 12 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2011.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Canjura and the second or maternal family name is Astorga.

Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga (born 15 July 1976 in San Salvador) is a retired football player from El Salvador.

Club career

Canjura started his professional career at ADET, but then joined Luis Ángel Firpo for a long spell. He ended his career at Nejapa in December 2009[1] to become an administrative manager at the club which was renamed Alacranes Del Norte.[2]

International career

Canjura made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] and at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 May 2001 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 2-0 2-1 UNCAF Nations Cup

Honours

1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura

References

  1. ↑ Nejapa llevará a cabildeo su nuevo nombre - La Prensa Grafica (Spanish)
  2. ↑ “El Cacho” Meléndez sustituirá a De Simone - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Héctor Canjura – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. - RSSSF
  5. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF


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