Salvador Mercado Explained

Sal Mercado
Fullname:Humberto Salvador Mercado-Luján
Birth Date:25 March 1969
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1990–1994
Clubs1:Cobras
Years2:1994
Clubs2:El Paso Patriots
Caps2:18
Goals2:20
Years3:1994–1996
Clubs3:Atlético Celaya
Years4:1995
Clubs4:El Paso Patriots (loan)
Years5:1996
Clubs5:El Paso Patriots
Years6:1996–1997
Clubs6:Guadalajara
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:1997–1998
Clubs7:Veracruz
Caps7:19
Goals7:1
Years8:1999
Clubs8:El Paso Patriots
Caps8:9
Goals8:4
Years9:2000
Clubs9:Atlético Celaya
Caps9:2
Goals9:0
Years10:2001
Clubs10:Ciudad Juarez
Years11:2001
Clubs11:El Paso Patriots
Caps11:18
Goals11:0
Years12:2004
Clubs12:El Paso Patriots
Caps12:14
Goals12:5
Years13:2007
Clubs13:El Paso Patriots
Caps13:4
Goals13:0
Manageryears1:2007
Managerclubs1:El Paso Patriots

Humberto Salvador Mercado-Luján (born 25 March 1969) is a retired Mexican football midfielder who played professionally in Mexico and the United States.

Mercado began his professional career with Cobras de Ciudad Juárez. His first match was on 10 March 1991. In the summer of 1994, Mercado spent the Mexican off-season with the El Paso Patriots of the USISL. In 1994, he moved to Atlético Celaya. In 1995, he went on loan to El Paso which finished runner-up to the Richmond Kickers in the 1995 U.S. Open Cup final.[1] In 1996, he again spent the summer with the Patriots. In the winter of 1996, Mercado signed with C.D. Guadalajara. He was out for most of the season due to an injury, but played a handful of games as the Chivas won the Torneo Verano. He then transferred to Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. After missing the 1998 summer season with the Patriots, Mercado returned to El Paso in 1999. In 2000, Mercado began the season with Atlético Celaya, but finished it with Ciudad Juarez. In 2001 and 2004, he again spent the summers with the Patriots. In 2001, they played in the USL A-League but by 2004, they were in the USL Premier Development League. In 2007, he coached the Patriots.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/15431/richmond-hits-double.html Richmond hits double
  2. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/matchpreviews/194419.html Patriots host New Orleans Saturday