Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo (born January 22, 1981, in El Refugio,

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) is a retired Salvadoran

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player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Gárgamel'', he started his career as a midfielder for FAS, making his debut against Belizean side Acros Verdes in March 1999. He left FAS for Chalatenango in 2007 only to move on to play for Águila a year later. After returning to FAS in July 2010 he decided to retire in 2011 and move to

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, where he started a construction company.

International career

Murgas made his debut for

in a July 2000

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against

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and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 6

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international game was a February

match against

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International goals

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

Personal life

Murgas has two children.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murgas, Gilberto 1981 births Living people People from Ahuachapán Department Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. FAS footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers C.D. Águila footballers