Víctor Turcios
Personal information
Full name Víctor Samuel Turcios Pacheco
Date of birth (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988
Place of birth Isla Zacatillo, La Unión, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Atlético Balboa
2009–2011 Luis Ángel Firpo 96 (7)
2012–2013 RoPS 38 (1)
2014 Alianza 5 (0)
International career‡
2004–2005 El Salvador U17[1]
2005–2006 El Salvador U20
2007 El Salvador U23
2007–2012 El Salvador 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 31, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 12, 2012

Víctor Samuel Turcios Pacheco (born April 13, 1988 in La Unión) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who last played for Alianza F.C.[2]

Club career

Nicknamed El Tiburón (the Shark), Turcios started his career at Atlético Balboa in 2005 and moved to Luís Ángel Firpo before the 2009 Clausura.[3] In December, 2011 Turcios signed a two-year contract with Águila.[4]

Finland

On February 16, 2012, it was confirmed Turcios would sign with Ykkönen side RoPS from Finland. He made his league debut in a 2-0 victory over Viikingit.[5] On August 25, he suffered a strained ligament in his right knee that would keep him out for approximately 6 months. He was a key member in helping his team gain promotion to the Veikkausliiga to play in the 2013 season. He and the club mutually terminated his contract in January 2014.

Match-fixing ban

On September 20, 2013, Turcios was banned for 6 months due to his involvement with match fixing.[6]

International career

Turcios made his debut for El Salvador in an October 2007 friendly match against Costa Rica and has, as of February 2012, earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup,[8] as well as at the 2009[9] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[10]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2011Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Cayman Islands1-04-02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours and awards

Club

RoPS

References

  1. ↑ "CONCACAF 2005 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Un nuevo fichaje para los albos - Alianza F.C. (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Turcios firmó con Águila - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Turcios, camino al RoPS - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Fourteen players banned for life in match fixing case". El Gráfico. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Víctor Turcios – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
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