Alfredo Pacheco
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Full name | Alfredo Alberto Pacheco | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | December 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | December 27, 2015 | (aged 33)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | FAS | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2010 | FAS | 239 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | → New York Red Bulls (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Águila | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Isidro Metapán | 78 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 356 | (49) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | El Salvador U20 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2002 | El Salvador U21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | El Salvador U23 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2013 | El Salvador | 86 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfredo Alberto Pacheco (December 1, 1982 – December 27, 2015) was a Salvadoran
Career
Club
Pacheco spent the majority of his career with one of El Salvador's biggest clubs,
On February 18, 2009, it was announced that
International
Pacheco began his international career with El Salvador's U-20 national team in 2000. He took part in the 2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament, which was held throughout 2002. El Salvador failed to qualify for the FIFA World Youth Championship that was to be held in the United Arab Emirates.
That same year Pacheco was also part of the El Salvador U-23 team that won the Central American and Caribbean Games gold medal, after defeating Mexico in the final.
Again, that same year, Pacheco received his first cap with the men's national team. This was on November 17, 2002, in a friendly match against the USA. Pacheco scored his first goal for El Salvador, off a free-kick vs Costa Rica in a 2003 Gold Cup Quarterfinals match. Pacheco was then the top most capped player of all-time for El Salvador with 86 caps.
On September 20, 2013, Pacheco was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.[7]
Personal life
Pacheco lived with his wife Elizabeth de Pacheco and two children, his daughter Alexia Pacheco and Marco Pacheco.
Death
Pacheco was murdered on December 27, 2015.[8] Early reports said he was shot when leaving a bathroom at a gas station in Santa Ana, El Salvador.[9] It was later reported he was shot from point blank range and killed by a shot in the abdomen.[10]
References
- ^ "Pacheco Signs!". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Pacheco: ITC problems
- ^ Pacheco: Officially Signed
- ^ "Pacheco: "I'm Ready!"". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ RBNY terminates Pacheco's contract[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pacheco signs with CD Aguila Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life". BBC News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Alfredo Pacheco, El Salvador ex-footballer, murdered". BBC News. 27 December 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Alfredo Pacheco fue atacado a balazos cuando salía del baño de gasolinera Archived 2015-12-29 at the Wayback Machine - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Asesinan a Alfredo Pacheco, exseleccionado de fútbol suspendido por amaños Archived 2015-12-27 at the Wayback Machine - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
External links
- El Grafico Profile Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Alfredo Pacheco at National-Football-Teams.com