Gilberto Murgas


Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo is a retired Salvadoran football player.

Club career

Nicknamed Gárgamel, he started his career as a midfielder for FAS, making his debut against Belizean side Acros Verdes in March 1999. He left FAS for Chalatenango in 2007 only to move on to play for Águila a year later.
After returning to FAS in July 2010 he decided to retire in 2011 and move to Houston, where he started a construction company.

International career

Murgas made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 4 goals.
He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international game was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 February 2003Estadio La Pedregaleña, Colón, Panama1-01-02003 UNCAF Nations Cup
28 July 2003Reliant Stadium, Houston, USA1-21-2Friendly match
319 July 2003Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA1-12-52003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
412 May 2004Robertson Stadium, Houston, USA2-23-3Friendly match

Personal life

Murgas has two children.