Carlos Menjívar

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

Carlos Menjívar

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Menjívar Aguilar, Jr.
Date of birth	(1981-04-13) April 13, 1981
Place of birth	San Francisco, California, USA
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Juventud Independiente
Youth career
1996–1997	Academia Tahuichi
1997-2000	AGSS Los Angeles
2000–2001	San Diego State Aztecs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	FAS	37	(5)
2004–2005	Águila	18	(2)
2005–2007	FAS	16	(3)
2007–2008	Once Municipal
2009	Isidro Metapán	14	(1)
2009-2010	Municipal Limeño	8	(1)
2010-2014	Juventud Independiente
2015-	Santa Tecla F.C.
International career‡
2002–2007	El Salvador	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2011

Carlos Alberto Menjívar Aguilar, Jr. (born April 13, 1981 in San Francisco, California) is a Salvadoran American footballer who currently plays for Santa Tecla F.C..

Club career

In his early years, Menjívar spent a year at the famous Tahuichi Academy in Bolivia, before playing at the American Global Soccer School and college soccer in his native California. In 2002 he joined Salvadoran giants FAS, making his debut in June 2002 against Mexican side UANL Tigres. He then left for league rivals Águila, only to return to FAS after a year. In 2007 he moved to Once Municipal and had a stint at Isidro Metapán before moving to Municipal Limeño with whom he relegated to the Second Division. In 2010 he signed for Juventud Independiente, with whom he clinched promotion to the Premier Division in 2011.

International career

Menjívar made his debut for El Salvador in a November 2002 friendly match against the United States and has earned a total of 16 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 2003 and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international match was a June 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup game against Trinidad & Tobago.

Honours

• Salvadoran Premier League: 3

2002 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Apertura

External links

• Carlos Menjívar at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)