Interesting!! There was interest in this player a few weeks ago from Salvadoran Champions Metapan but nothing was ever confirmed. Not sure if they still want him or if they have moved on, but none the less it'll be interesting to see where he ends up. Also here's a list of the other Panamanians that are playing in El Salvador: Anel Canales (Metapan) Nicolas Muñoz (Vista Hermosa) Alberto Zapata (Alianza) Franisco Portillo (Alianza) May have missed one or two but i'm pretty sure that's it. Atleast the ones playing in the first division anyways
Just confirming that Metapan have actually already signed all their international players for the upcoming season, with that said i don't think he'll be going there. That is unless they decided to let one of those players go, or one of them is classified as a naturalized player, in which case they'd still have room for him.
Roberto Stewart: Torrellano-Illice (3ra div, Spain) Alvaro Salazar: xilotepelt FC (1st div, Nicaragua) Luis Mejia: San Francisco Las Palmas (3ra div, Spain)
Not to sure about that. I think, although i could be wrong, that it's the same as the one for the US (Jan 15-Apr 14 or Jul 15-Aug 14). It really depends though. If a player is a free agent then they can sign him whenever they want as long as he is coming in as an "injury replacement". Obviously sometimes players aren't really injured or not injured all that badly but they still use this to get other players in if they need too. But i really doubt he'll be playing in El Salvador. Metapan was the only team to openly express interest and like i said, they've already got all there international spots filled so i don't think he'll be going there. That is unless they decide to classify one of their internationals as a nationalized Salvadoran, in which case he'd be allowed to join without a problem.
How many panamenian footballers are actually currently playing in europe and for what teams, will gladly appreciate the info i can get on that one
- Gabriel Gomez: Belenenses (Portugal, 1st div) - Alberto Quintero: FC Cartagena (Spain, 2nd division, waiting on passport to finalize contract) - Luis Henriquez: Lech Poznan (Poland, 1st div) - Luis Mejia: Las Palmas Atletico (Spain, 3rd division, group 12) that's off the top of my head.. there might be some others, but in the reserves or juveniles..
Update: Escobar will play out this season in Panama with San Francisco F.C. (the league is finally, finally, trying hard to become professional this year, so this should help with the show/spectacle side of things in the league.. thought some would say it's taking a step backwards and he'll lose some of his abilities)
FC CARTAGENA FICHAJES Quintero presentó ya todos sus papeles y podría viajar este fin de semana a Cataluña REDACCION. 25/08/2009. 21:36 Última actualización 25/08/2009@21:40:53 GMT+1 Toda la documentación necesaria para legalizar su situación deportiva y profesional ya ha sido presentada por Alberto Quintero, el jugador de Panamá que se ha ganado a pulso su contratación por el FC Cartagena a través de una muy aceptable pretemporada enla que el Negrito ha sido sometido a observación por los técnicos. El veredicto de éstos ha sido favorable a su contratación. Quintero, con la ayuda de su representante, se hizo con todos los papeles precisos para poder convertirse en jugador del FC Cartagena y si, como se espera, no hay problemas en su cumplimentación, será dado de alta y estará reglamentariamente en condiciones de viajar a Cataluña el próximo viernes con la expedición albinegra, siempre que así lo estime de interés el entrenador Juan Ignacio Martínez. La recuperación de Quintero, que en los amistosos en los que ha participado ha recibido bastantes tarascadas, es una realidad. En el Pitín y después en La Manga Club ante un Crevillente demasiado duro, Quintero padeció los golpes de sus oponentes. Pero ya se ha repuesto. ---------- Happy for negrito. With hard work & determination he's made it this far. Keep being humble and working hard Alberto.!!!
Alberto Quintero is (finally) officialy signed with FC Cartagena (spain, 2nd div) after submitting all paperwork/documentation (I need to buy the jersey right away, he's a fan favorite already) and also this: Istmeños entrenarán con el City 08-27-2009 | CARLOS CASTILLO J. ccastillo@laestrella.com.pa Fútbol Pasión PANAMÁ. Los panameños Kevin Melgar y Julio Segundo fueron elegidos ayer, entre los mejores seis talentos centroamericanos para ir a entrenar con el equipo juvenil del Manchester City, de la Liga Premier Inglesa de Fútbol. Melgar, del Alianza F.C. y Segundo, del San Francisco F.C., viajarán en octubre a tierras inglesas por 10 días, junto a los costarricenses José Alberto Mora Muñoz y Dylan Florez Knowles, el salvadoreño Kevin Mendoza y el hondureño Oscar Salas. El entrenamiento le dará a los jugadores la oportunidad de quedarse jugando con el club en esa categoría.
that is great news, i live in the UK and would be great to see those two panamenians do well over here, no matter how long i have lived far from panama i will always love that country...
UNA REMONTADA PARA LA HISTORIA Un 3-2 difícil de olvidar GUILLERMO JIMÉNEZ. 03/09/2009 01:05 Última actualización 03/09/2009@01:32:06 GMT+1 Partido épico el jugado en el reencuentro del estadio Cartagonova con la Copa. El 3-2 al Elche, que posee una de las mejores plantillas en Segunda, es uno de los más meritorios y brillantes resultados que se han registrado en los 21 años de historia del recinto. Un recinto que ha vibrado por el esfuerzo y la entrega de los cartageneristas. Un partido de 120 minutos fue saboreado al final por la eliminación de los ilicitanos.La casta de los albinegros pudo más que la rémora de la inferioridad numérica desde que el árbitro expulsó a Chus Herrero. La remontada se dio (increíble) y fue un prodigio de comunión equipo-afición. El estadio saltó como impulsado por un gigantesco muelle cuando ´Víctor sacó un córner y Toché entró al remate y acertó a marcar en la puerta del porterazo Caballero. Se dio la vuelta al marcador y se dio un paso hacia la siguiente eliminatoria, que será ante un Segunda superviviente de la primera criba. Hasta el portero Castilla (muy bien esta noche, con una serie de paradas sensacionales) se fue a rematar ese saque de esquina definitivo que mandó a la red un compañero. Fue un encuentro que bien pudo acabar en 6-4, 5-3, como en el fútbol sala. Oportunidades de gol aderezadas por un buen juego. Los dos equipos llevan futbolistas de muchos quilates. El Cartagena dispuso de un muy buen centro de campo en el que Miguel Falcón confirmó su excelente momento de juego y el niño Héctor Yuste hizo metros y más metros para el equipo que, ofensivamente, creó frecuentes peligros y tuvo en Toché un abrelatas. Tato se vació en el primer tiempo, De Lucas acreditó su ciencia y el panameño fue un revulsivo por su vivacidad, entrega y verticalidad. Seguramente estuvo a un 70 por ciento de su nivel, pues se adivinan en él unos valores que pueden ser positivos para la colectividad. El Elche, su defensa, soñará esta noche con el negrito. Los ilicitanos no se cruzaron de brazos y también atacaron. Con el 0-2 creyeron que el Cartagena había bajado la guardia, pero no fue así porque entonces surgió un equipo aguerrido, valiente y ganador. El tiralíneas de Óscar Sielva, buen pasador, se dejó notar desde su entrada al campo. El catalán aportó personalidad, y eso que el chico sólo tiene dieciocho años; parece un jugador maduro. La madurez que tuvo, además con aplomo y coraje, el Cartagena para ganar con todas las de la ley y a pesar de un arbitraje poco convicente.
also, Kevin Melgar (goalie) & Julio Segundo (MF, i think) were chosen by Ian Rush to participate in a 10 day camp with Manchester City, the camp will take place in October. melgar and segundo were part of the under-17's that trained last year in Italy during the allievi tournament (they were an invited team, and according to stats provided by the allievi organizers, ran through the tourney with many lopsided victories, but they were invited so didn't win any trophies or such) - another member (I forget his name) of that same under-17 group was picked up by Parma (italy) for their juvenile squads. - and another player (also forget his name) from that same under-17 squad was picked up by another Italian team (i think it was milan) for their juvenile squads
Dont forget about Pinedo the goalkeeper that plays for Municipal in Guatemala to me he is the best Centro American Golie
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press – Mon Sep 28, 10:30 am ET MADRID, Spain - A black player was racially taunted by spectators at a Spanish second division soccer game between second-place Real Betis and leader Cartagena, according to the referee. Alfonso Pino Zamorano said in his post-match report that Cartagena's Panamanian substitute, Alberto Quintero Medina, was subjected to monkey taunts from the crowd during Sunday's goalless draw at Betis' Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium. Pino Zamorano briefly halted the match in the 78th minute and a loudspeaker announcement was made requesting the taunting to stop. This latest episode of racist behaviour by spectators at a Spanish sporting event came five days before Madrid learns whether it will host 2016 Olympic Games. Spanish authorities have recently tried to improve the country's image by dealing with such incidents with greater severity.
blas perez news from over the past weekend - Scored 1 goal vs. Riffa in the GCC clubs championship.. match ended 2-2 draw - scored 1 goal (penalty kick) in the 1st league match vs Bani Yas. match ended 3 - 3 draw
kevin Melgar & Julio Segundo in Manchester!!! MAN. CITY COACHES IMPRESSED AFTER FIRST DAY OF TRAINING WITH DIGICEL KICK START CLINICS FOOTBALLERS Manchester, England: The first day of the Central America Digicel Kick Start Clinics footballers training camp at Manchester City’s Academy kicked off to a great start today, with the boys taking part in an intensive training session under the expert eye of Academy coach, Paul Power. The six boys - kitted out in Manchester City gear and Digicel sports bags and jackets – were put through their paces in tactical drills to assess their control of the ball. Goal keeper, Kevin Melar from Panama, was trained separately to the rest of the footballers for the first half of the coaching session. The Academy’s goal keeping coaches carried out an assessment of his goal keeping skills, and were impressed with what they saw. Academy Coach, Paul Power, said of the boy’s performance: “The first thing I noticed about these six footballers is their impeccable manners. They were very polite at lunch today and they listened to everything the coaches said. Performance-wise, some of the guys are ahead of the others. Kevin Melar is an excellent goal keeper and he did very well today – I got a great report from the goal keeping coach. He has good spring, is very agile and in the shooting sessions with the rest of the boys, he made some great saves. “As we have a language barrier between the boys and the coaches, it was a bit slow to start as the boys found it hard to understand, however, this didn’t last long as Dylan (Florez) speaks English and did a great job at translating. The two attacking players did well today and we’ll try and get a game going soon so that we can have a good look at the defensive players. Again, I was very impressed with their positive attitude – especially for some of them whose first time this is leaving their country. They seem to be enjoying the experience so far.” On arriving in Manchester for their week-long training camp with Manchester City’s Academy, the boys took a tour of Manchester City’s senior team’s training facilities on Sunday to see how an English Premier League club is set up. A host of activities has been scheduled for the boys over the coming week to ensure that they experience every aspect of what life as a professional footballer is like.
Apertura's Final will be between Tauro FC and CD Arabe Unido. This past weekend's semifinals 2nd leg ended: Atl. Chiriqui 4 - 4 Tauro FC (december 5th in David, Chiriqui) Cd. Arabe Unido 4 - 0 Chorrillo FC (december 6th in Arco Iris, Colon) the 1st leg ended (November 28th) : Atl. Chiriqui 0 - 3 Tauro FC Cd. Arabe Unido 0 - 3 Chorrillo FC FINAL WILL BE PLAYED AT MUQUITA SANCHEZ STADIUM IN CHORRERA (HOME OF SAN FRANCISCO F.C.)
FINAL LPF Lugar: Muquita Sanchez Fecha: 13 Dic Hora: 4pm Precios: 10adultos - 5niños (NO HAY PREVENTA) Tauro F.C. - CD Arabe Unido
does any of ya have any idea what was the outcome of Kevin Melar GK training in Manchester City, it will be awesome and very nice to have a panamenian playing in the biggest league in the world EPL, any info will be gladly taken..cheers y saludos a todos los panamenos en el mundo desde London,UK