Carlos Salcido

Carlos Salcido
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores
Date of birth	April 2 1980 (1980--) (age 27)
Place of birth	Ocotlán , Jalisco, Mexico
Height	ft  in ( m)
Playing position	Centre Back, Left Back
Club information
Current club	PSV Eindhoven
Number	3
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2006 2006-	Club Deportivo Guadalajara PSV Eindhoven	105 (2) 40 (1)
National team2
2004-	Mexico	49 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 8, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 20, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2, 1980 in Ocotlán, Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender, who is currently playing for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie league.

Biography

Salcido started his career with Club Deportivo Guadalajara and made his debut in the Primera División de México on July 22, 2001 in a 1-1 draw against La Piedad. He would go on to play five half-seasons with Guadalajara and registering two goals in 105 matches. ^[1]

In 2005, he played in the Confederations Cup in Germany, helping the Mexican national football team to a fourth place finish, where he appeared as a starter in all five matches. During a semi-final match against Argentina, Salcido scored a dynamic goal in extra time after recovering the ball in the Mexican area and driving the whole length of the pitch, dribbling past three defenders and scoring after the shot bounced off Fabricio Coloccini and fooled keeper Germán Lux.

He was one of the six players from Guadalajara called on April 2, 2006, by head coach Ricardo Lavolpe, to play for the Mexican National Team. Salcido played all four matches during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

On June 21, 2007 he played the semifinals in the 2007 Gold Cup. The day after the game surprisedly he announced that he would not go to 2007 Copa America with the Mexican national because he needed some rest. The team ended up in third place in the Copa America.

European Team Offers

In June and July After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, press speculation linked Salcido to several International clubs in Europe, with one report claiming on that he had agreed to sign for FA Premier League club Arsenal F.C.^[2] However, these speculations proved false as he signed a four-year contract with Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on July 10 2006.

PSV Eindhoven

Salcido has been a starter and is one of the men of trust of Coach Ronald Koeman. He has played in the Dutch League and in the Champions League where PSV has had great accomplishments. On November 18, 2006, he scored his first goal in Europe. It was a spectacular long distance goal in a match against Excelsior Rotterdam that ended in 4-0. His first season with PSV was excellent, playing as a starter in 33 of 34 league games, where Salcido was Champion in his first season with PSV. In total Salcido played a total of 48 Eredivisie and UEFA Champions League games, finishing 46 of them. For the 2007-2008 season, Salcido will wear the number 3 jersey as he does with his National Team. Along with Receiving the number 3 jersey he was also named the team Vice-Captain ^[3] after Timmy Simons was promoted to team Captain following the departure of former caprtain Phillip Cocu.

Salcido's strong season has caught the attention of many teams in Spain, and England, especially EPL side Wigan. He has recently said he would rather play in the Premiership in a few years time.

Honours

Club

PSV Eindhoven

• Eredivisie - champions (2007)

References

External links

• PSV Eindhoven Official website
• Football Database Provides Carlos Salcido's Profile and Stats

Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Zinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Franco • 11 Morales • 12 Corona • 13 Ochoa • 14 Pineda • 15 Castro • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Guardado • 19 Bravo • 20 García • 21 Arellano • 22 Maza • 23 Pérez • Coach: Lavolpe

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