Alejandro Salazar
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Alejandro Salazar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Eugene, Oregon, United States of America | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | No Club | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 -2004 | University of Portland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 - 2006 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 February 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alejandro Salazar (born February 18, 1984 in Eugene, Oregon[1]) is an American soccer player.
Biography
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.[2] Salazar did not play a game in the A-League for Sydney FC and was released.[3]
Salazar is still remembered in Sydney as a player who was hyped up by the media but did not make an impact at club. His only appearance in a Sydney FC shirt in Australia being in the second half of a friendly game in 2005. Salazar featured in Sydney's campaign to qualify for the Oceania Club Championship, scoring 2 goals in 4 matches.[4] He did get into a small rift with then coach Pierre Littbarski, which soured their relationship.[3][5] In 2007 Lokomotiv Cove, the unofficial football team of Sydney FC supporters, named their lowest grade team "Team Salazar" in his honour.
Personal
Salazar's father is marathon runner Alberto Salazar.[6]
References
- ^ "Alejandro Salazar Profile". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=68984&&cc=3436. 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. http://wweek.com/editorial/3204/6995. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b "Top 10 A-League flops". The World Game. 19 December 2008. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blogs/twg-deputy-editor/top-10-a-league-flops-158974/. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ http://sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=2-3089-0-33652-0&pool=-1&round=2&a=STATS
- ^ "Timeline". Sydney FC Unofficial Website. http://sfcu.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=28&Itemid=44. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Sydney unveils Salazar". The World Game. 2 February 2005. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=54311. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
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