Mauricio Cienfuegos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Mauricio Cienfuegos | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985 | Racing Junior | ||
1986–1987 | Marte Soyapango | ||
1988–1991 |
Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
1991–1992 |
Atlético Morelia | 37 | (3) |
1992–1993 |
Santos Laguna | 18 | (0) |
1994–1995 |
Jaibos Tampico Madero | ||
1994–1996 |
Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
1996–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 206 | (35) |
International career | |||
1987–2003 | El Salvador | 68 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
2008 |
Nejapa | ||
2011–2020 | Los Angeles Galaxy (academy) | ||
2023- | El Salvador (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Mauricio Cienfuegos (born 12 February 1968) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1] and is the current assistant coach to the El Salvador national football team under the coaching staff of Hugo Pérez.[2]
Club career
Cienfuegos began his professional career in 1985 with Racing Junior. He played the next two seasons for
Cienfuegos moved to
Los Angeles Galaxy
Cienfuegos played two more seasons with Luis Ángel Firpo before joining
International career
Cienfuegos was an important player for the El Salvador national team, joining the team as a teenager, and continuing to lead his national side well into his thirties. He has earned a total of 68 caps, scoring 8 goals, all of them during a home game. He has represented his country in a massive 32 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as the 1996[5] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]
Cienfuegos played his final international game in July 2003, in a testimonial match against
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 July 1992 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Nicaragua | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 1 November 1992 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Bermuda | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 23 March 1993 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | United States | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly match
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4 | 29 November 1995 | Estadio Oscar Quiteno, Santa Ana, El Salvador |
Belize | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup |
5 | 3 December 1995 | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador , El Salvador |
Costa Rica | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup |
6 | 8 September 1996 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Cuba | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 14 September 1997 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Canada | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 16 July 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Honduras | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Coaching career
Cienfuegos was appointed head coach of
Honors
CD Luis Ángel Firpo
- Primera División de Fútbol Profesional: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92
Los Angeles Galaxy
- 2000
- (Runner-up 1997)
- (Runner-up : 1996, 1999, 2001)
- (Runner-up : 1996, 1999)
- 2001
- (Runner-up : 2002)
Individual
Personal life
Cienfuegos lives with his wife and three children in the San Gabriel Valley, California.[15]
References
- ^ "Mauricio Cienfuegos llega a los 50 años". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "cienfuegos historico de la galaxy y nuevo asistente de hugo perez en el salvador". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Mauricio Cienfuegos – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Cienfuegos se va del Nejapa – El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ^ Cienfuegos appointed as a technical coach – lagalaxy.com
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 2 August 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "2022 Fact & Record Book". Major League Soccer. January 2023. p. 184. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ What Ever Happened To: Mauricio Cienfuegos – LA Galaxy
External links
- Mauricio Cienfuegos at National-Football-Teams.com