Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga (born 15 July 1976) is a retired
football player from
El Salvador.
Club career
Canjura started his professional career at
ADET
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, but then joined
Luis Ángel Firpo
Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''.
Boxing career
In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Ha ...
for a long spell. He ended his career at
Nejapa
Nejapa is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador.
Traditions Las Bolas De Fuego
One of the major traditions of Nejapa is ''Las Bolas De Fuego'' ("Balls of Fire"), celebrated August 31st. The celebration has two origins, ...
in December 2009 to become an administrative manager at the club which was renamed
Alacranes Del Norte
Alacranes del Norte (formerly known as ''Nejapa Fútbol Club'') was a football club based in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
The club last played in the Segunda División. In January 2011, it was announced that the Alacranes del Norte license had ...
.
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 and played at the
2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
The 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup was played in Honduras.
Participating teams
Squads
Venues
First round
Group 1
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Group 2
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Final round
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Champions
*''Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador quali ...
and at the
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Miami and Pasadena. The forma ...
.
CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details
- RSSSF
His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...
match against Mexico
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.
International goals
:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''
Honours
*Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
The ''Primera División'' of the (''Professional Football League''), more commonly known as ''La Liga Mayor'' or ''La Primera'', is the top professional football league in El Salvador.
It was established in 1969, and in 2011 had 10 clubs. Init ...
: 2
:: 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura
References
External links
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Profile
- El Gráfico
1976 births
Living people
Footballers from San Salvador
Men's association football midfielders
Salvadoran men's footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers
Alacranes Del Norte footballers
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