In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Murgas and the second or maternal family name is Fajardo.

Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo (born January 22, 1981, in El Refugio, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.[1][2]

Club career

Nicknamed Gárgamel, he started his career as a midfielder for FAS, making his debut against Belizean side Acros Verdes in March 1999.[3] He left FAS for Chalatenango in 2007 only to move on to play for Águila a year later.[4]

After returning to FAS in July 2010[5] he decided to retire in 2011 and move to Houston, where he started a construction company.[6]

International career

Murgas made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 4 goals.

He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2003,[8] 2005[9] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[10] as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

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

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 February 2003 Estadio La Pedregaleña, Colón, Panama  Honduras 1-0 1-0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
2 8 July 2003 Reliant Stadium, Houston, US  Guatemala 1-2 1-2 Friendly match
3 19 July 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US  Costa Rica 1-1 2-5 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4 12 May 2004 Robertson Stadium, Houston, US  Haiti 2-2 3-3 Friendly match

Personal life

Murgas has two children.

References

  1. ^ "El Gráfico".
  2. ^ "¿Qué pasó con Gilberto Murgas?". 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ Profile - CD FAS (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Gilberto Murgas se vestirá nuevamente de azulgrana - CD FAS (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Gilberto Murgas: "Ya estoy retirado" Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Gilberto Murgas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  9. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  10. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Murgas
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