Víctor Turcios

Víctor Turcios

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

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. In December, 2011 Turcios signed a two-year contract with Águila.

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. 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 while playing for the El Salvador national football team.

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 and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup, as well as at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

International goals

Club
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo (2009–2011)
Club
C.D. Atlético Balboa (2005–2008)
Club
RoPS (2012–2013)
Club
Alianza Fútbol Cub (2014–2014)
Club
El Salvador national under-17 football team (2004–2005)
Club
El Salvador national under-20 football team (2005–2006)
Club
El Salvador national under-23 football team (2007–2007)
Club
El Salvador men's national football team (2007–2012)

Legacy

Honours and awards

Club

RoPS

Ykkönen: 2012 Suomen Cup: 2013 Finnish Cup

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Salvadoran footballer

Position

defender, centre-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Víctor Samuel Turcios Pacheco is a retired Salvadoran footballer who last played for Alianza F.C.

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