Ysrael Zúñiga Explained

Ysrael Zúñiga
Fullname:Herlyn Ysrael Zuñiga Yáñez
Birth Date:1976 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Lima,[1] Peru
Height:1.780NaN0[2]
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1991–1994
Youthclubs1:Sporting Cristal
Years1:1995
Clubs1:Guardia Republicana
Caps1:19
Goals1:28
Years2:1996 –1997
Clubs2:Coronel Bolognesi
Caps2:22
Goals2:23
Years3:1997
Clubs3:Sport Agustino
Caps3:24
Goals3:26
Years4:1998
Clubs4:Coronel Bolognesi
Caps4:18
Goals4:25
Years5:1999
Clubs5:Melgar
Caps5:39
Goals5:32
Years6:2000–2002
Clubs6:Coventry City
Caps6:30
Goals6:3
Years7:2002–2003
Clubs7:Estudiantes (LP)
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Years8:2003
Clubs8:Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2003–2004
Clubs9:Universitario
Caps9:45
Goals9:15
Years10:2005
Clubs10:Atlético Universidad
Caps10:21
Goals10:3
Years11:2005–2006
Clubs11:Sporting Cristal
Caps11:36
Goals11:7
Years12:2007
Clubs12:Melgar
Caps12:38
Goals12:19
Years13:2008–2009
Clubs13:Bursaspor
Caps13:19
Goals13:6
Years14:2009
Clubs14:Melgar
Caps14:34
Goals14:14
Years15:2010–2012
Clubs15:Juan Aurich
Caps15:80
Goals15:21
Years16:2013–2018
Clubs16:Melgar
Caps16:155
Goals16:41
Totalcaps:556
Totalgoals:259
Manageryears1:2018–
Managerclubs1:FBC Melgar Youth Team (assistant coach)
Nationalyears1:1999–2007
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:3

Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yáñez (born 27 August 1976) is a Peruvian dentist and former footballer who played as a striker for the Peru national team and for clubs including Coventry City, Estudiantes and Melgar. Since retirement, Zúñiga has reverted to dentistry in his homeland, for which he obtained qualifications for concurrently during his tenure at Sporting Cristal.

Club career

Zúñiga initially trained as a dental technician before deciding to become a professional footballer at the relatively late age of 22. He gained some international fame after scoring a league-record equalling 32 goals for Melgar in his first season in the Primera División Peruana in 1999. His goalscoring success prompted English Premier League club Coventry City to purchase him for £750,000 in February 2000. However, he was unable to find any form in England; scoring three goals in 30 appearances spread over two and a half years with Coventry before he was released in the summer of 2002.

After leaving Coventry he joined Argentine club Estudiantes, but again struggled to recapture his scoring form. Zúñiga returned to his homeland following the conclusion of his spell in Argentina to join Sporting Cristal, a club he spent time at as a teenager before leaving the game to study to be a dental worker.

International career

He won 21 caps and scored 3 goals for the Peru.[3]

He was recalled against Ecuador in June 2007.

International

As of 9 July 2007

Peru
YearAppsGoals
199971
2000101
200100
200200
200310
200411
200500
200600
200720
Total213

Honours

Club

Guardia Republicana

Sporting Cristal

Juan Aurich

FBC Melgar

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plantilla 2011 - Ysrael Zúñiga . 2 December 2011 . January 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20111219192436/http://www.juanaurich.net/plantilla2011/ysrraelzuniga.html . 19 December 2011 . dead . JuanAurich.net.
  2. Web site: Information of Ysrael Zuñiga. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110324/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/jugador/_/id/72249/herlyn-israel-z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga . dead . 4 March 2016 . es.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html Appearances for Peru National Team