Alejandro Salazar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 18, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Eugene, Oregon, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | University of Portland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 19 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2007 | |||
Alejandro Salazar (born February 18, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player. He played during the 2000s in the United States and Australia.
Biography
[edit]Born in Eugene, Oregon,[1] Salazar's father is marathon runner Alberto Salazar.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Salazar played college soccer at the University of Portland from 2002 to 2004, where he was named WCC Freshman of the Year as a freshman, and was the Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore. He left Portland after his junior year to join the newly formed Australian A-league, having registered 64 goals and 42 assists as a Pilot.[3] Salazar didn't have much gaming time for Sydney FC and was released after the 10th round of the season.
Salazar is still remembered in Sydney as a player who was hyped up by the media but did not make an impact at club.[4] His only pre-season appearance in a Sydney FC shirt in Australia being in the second half of a friendly game in 2005. Salazar made his debut coming on as a substitute replacing Steve Corica on the 66th minute in the Semi Final against Adelaide United assisting Mark Rudan's winning goal. Salazar featured in Sydney's campaign to qualify for the Oceania Club Championship, scoring 2 goals in 4 matches.[5] He did get into a small rift with then coach Pierre Littbarski, which soured their relationship.[6][7] In 2007 Lokomotiv Cove, the unofficial football team of Sydney FC supporters, named their lowest grade team "Team Salazar" in his honour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alejandro Salazar Profile". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Sydney unveils Salazar". The World Game. 2 February 2005. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Dundas, Zach (30 November 2005). "Alejandro Salazar - From North Portland's bluff to Down Under's bikini zone—amazing how far you can get just kicking a ball". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Top 10 A-League flops". The World Game. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Competition Statistics for 2005 OFC Club Championship - SportingPulse". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Top 10 A-League flops". The World Game. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Timeline". Sydney FC Unofficial Website. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
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