Héctor Canjura

Héctor Canjura

Personal information
Full name	Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga
Date of birth	(1976-07-15) July 15, 1976
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height
Position(s)	midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994	Los Pericos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	ADET
1999–2006	Luis Ángel Firpo
2007–2009	Nejapa	76	(6)
International career‡
2000–2002	El Salvador	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2011

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

Héctor Aarón Canjura Astorga (born 15 July 1976 in San Salvador) is a retired football player from El Salvador.

Club career

Canjura started his professional career at ADET, but then joined Luis Ángel Firpo for a long spell. He ended his career at Nejapa in December 2009 to become an administrative manager at the club which was renamed Alacranes Del Norte.

International career

Canjura made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup and at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 May 2001	Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Panama	2-0	2-1	UNCAF Nations Cup

Honours

• Salvadoran Premier League: 2

1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura

External links

• Héctor Canjura at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)