Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña (born June 25, 1977) is an
Uruguayan football former
goalkeeper. His nickname is "''Vikingo''" (Viking).
Career
Club career
He began his career in the youth squads of
Peñarol. He made his professional debut in 1999, in the Copa Mercosur defending Peñarol against Vasco Da Gama in Brazil. Elduayén participated in six straight
Copa Libertadores
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editions with Peñarol from 2000–2005.
He was the team's starting goalkeeper until 2005 when he lost his job and moved to
Universidad de Concepción in
Chile. Ever since joining the Chilean side he became the starting goalkeeper there. He renewed his contract until the end of the 2009 season. The following year Elduayén transferred to
O'Higgins where he played for one season, before signing with
Unión Española. In 2012, he landed in Bolivia and signing for
Universitario de Sucre
Club Deportivo Universitario San Francisco Xavier is a professional football team based in Sucre, Bolivia that competes in the Bolivian Primera División.
The club has two titles in its history and also has three international appearances in co ...
.
International career
Elduayen made one appearance for the
Uruguay national football team and was part of the squad for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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.
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1977 births
Living people
People from Fray Bentos
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Uruguay men's international footballers
Peñarol players
Unión Española footballers
C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Universitario de Sucre footballers
Club Deportivo Guabirá players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Bolivian Primera División players
Chilean Primera División players
Men's association football goalkeepers
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
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