Ramiro Carballo

Ramiro Carballo

Personal information
Full name	Ramiro Ernesto Carballo Henríquez
Date of birth	(1978-03-16) March 16, 1978
Place of birth	Colón, La Libertad, El Salvador
Height
Position(s)	Leftsided defender
Team information
Current team	Firpo
Number	20
Youth career
1993–1996	Alianza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2002, 2005–2009	Alianza	353	(26)
2003–2004	San Salvador F.C.	28	(0)
2010	Isidro Metapán	10	(0)
2010–2013	UES	77	(7)
2014–	Firpo	68	(5)
International career‡
1999–2007	El Salvador	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2016

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Carballo and the second or maternal family name is Henríquez.

Ramiro Ernesto Carballo Henríquez (born 16 March 1978 in Colón, La Libertad, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays for Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier League.

Club career

Carballo came through the youth ranks at Alianza and made his professional debut for the club in 1997. He had a short spell with San Salvador F.C. six years later, only to return to Alianza after only one season. After another four years, he left Alianza for another short stint, with Isidro Metapán, and joined UES in 2010. On August 12, 2013 Carballo played his 500th games in the Primera División playing for UES against A.D. Isidro Metapán despite losing 1-0 [1].

International career

Carballo made his debut for El Salvador in an October 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Canada and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international game was a September 2007 friendly match against Ecuador.

External links

• Ramiro Carballo at National-Football-Teams.com