Federico Elduayen Explained

Federico Elduayén
Fullname:Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña
Birth Date:June 25, 1977
Birth Place:Fray Bentos, Uruguay
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Peñarol
Years1:1999–2005
Years2:2005–2009
Years3:2010
Years4:2011
Years5:2012–2013
Years6:2013–2014
Years7:2015
Clubs4:Unión Española
Clubs5:Universitario de Sucre
Clubs6:Guabirá
Clubs7:Universitario de Sucre
Caps1:95
Caps2:118
Caps3:35
Caps4:13
Caps5:36
Caps6:36
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2002
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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 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.

International career

Elduayen made one appearance for the Uruguay national football team and was part of the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.