José Alexander Amaya del Cid (born January 4, 1975, in

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...

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) is a retired

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professional

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Club career

Amaya started his professional career with Águila during the 1997–1998 season. He remained there until 1999. He was signed by former El Salvador manager Milovan Đorić's Chinese club side Beijing Guoan in 2000. He participated in both the Chinese First Division league and the Philip FA Cup 2000. After 2000, he returned to El Salvador winning the Clausura title with Águila. However a combination of poor form and injuries caused him to lose his spot in the Águila squad. In 2006, del Cid signed with Isidro Metapán and remained there until 2009. He signed with Alianza in 2009.

International career

Amaya made his debut for

in a March 1997 friendly match against

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and has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 9

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matches and played at several UNCAF Cups. He also was a non-playing squad member at the

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth 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 Los Angeles, Miami, and O ...

. His final international game was a May 2004 friendly match against

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International goals

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

Post-football career

Amaya joined the Canal 21 crew, he will become a football analyse talking about issues and announcing games that are played. He is currently the U16 coach of one of the most prestigious school in El Salvador.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amaya, Alexander 1975 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Águila footballers Beijing Guoan F.C. players A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Alianza F.C. footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China