Édgar Valencia Explained

Édgar Valencia
Fullname:Édgar Everaldo Valencia Bobadilla
Birth Date:31 March 1971
Birth Place:Guatemala
Position:midfielder
right winger
Years1:1991–1993
Years2:1993–1996
Years3:1996–2003
Years4:2004
Years5:2005
Years6:2005
Years7:2006
Years8:2008
Clubs7:Antigua GFC
Clubs8:Deportivo Amatitlán
Caps4:16
Caps5:18
Caps6:10
Goals4:2
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1991–2003
Nationalteam1:Guatemala
Nationalcaps1:57
Nationalgoals1:5
Pcupdate:18 July 2010
Ntupdate:18 July 2010

Édgar Everaldo Valencia Bobadilla (born 31 March 1971) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder who spent his career playing for several clubs in Guatemala's top division and was also a member of the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Nicknamed el Negro, Valencia started his professional career at Galcasa, then in 1993 he joined Municipal, and later had a lengthy spell at their eternal rivals Comunicaciones. In January 2008, he joined his brother Pedro at then second division side Deportivo Amatitlán,[1] postponing his retirement.

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in 1991 and earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 5 goals and representing his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and playing in several UNCAF Cup tournaments as well as at the 1998, 2000 and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[3] His final international was an August 2003 friendly match against Ecuador.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=7780 Everaldo Valencia vuelve al fútbol
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109220233/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155549/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details