Jaime Bladimir Cubías Alvarado (born Marzo 10, 1974 in San Sebastián, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran

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player.

Club career

A rather short defender, Cubías made his debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador at 16 years, playing for FAS. He won 2 championship medals with FAS in 1996 and 1997. He also played for the other big teams in the country, Luis Ángel Firpo, Isidro Metapán, Águila and Alianza. In 2005, he terminated his contract with

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after a dispute over salary payments.

International career

Nicknamed ''el Peluca'' (the wig), Cubías made his debut for

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in a November 1995

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against

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and has earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 2

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matches and played at the

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and

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s and at the

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and

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- RSSSF His final international was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cubias, Jaime 1974 births Living people People from San Vicente Department Men's association football central defenders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. FAS footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers C.D. Águila footballers Alianza F.C. footballers San Salvador F.C. footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers