Rudis Corrales

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Rudis Corrales
Personal information
Full name Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera
Date of birth (1979-11-06) November 6, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Sociedad, El Salvador
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1986–1997 Municipal Limeño
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2003 Municipal Limeño (77)
2004–2010 Águila (50)
2011 Alianza 11 (4)
2012–2013 Dragón 9 (0)
2013–2014 Aguiluchos USA
International career
1999 El Salvador U-20
1998–2001 El Salvador U-23
2001–2010 El Salvador 78 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 7, 2011

Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera (born November 6, 1979) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

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Club career

Corrales' professional career began in 1997, when he signed a contract with Municipal Limeño. He officially made his debut that same year on November 29, in a league match against Dragón.

On September 9, 2007 in a league match against Alianza F.C. Corrales became only the seventh person is Salvadoran league history to score 100 goals, a feat which has only been matched by Salvadoran greats Raúl Díaz Arce, Williams Reyes, Emiliano Pedrozo, Adonai Martínez, Hugo Coria and David Arnoldo Cabrera. [1]

On December 19, 2010, it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Alianza. In January 2012, Corrales joined Dragón. [2] In April 2012 he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed his face. [3]

He played with CD Aguiluchos USA in Oakland, CA. He scored on a free kick in the 90th minute 15.03.14 to win the match a US Open Cup Qualifier.

International career

Corrales made his debut for El Salvador in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has, as of December 2010, earned a total of 71 caps, scoring 16 goals. He represented his country in 20 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [4] and played at the 2001, [5] 2003, [6] 2005 [7] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups [8] as well as at the 2002, [9] 2003 [10] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups. [11]

On February 6, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Anguilla, Corrales became the first player in Salvadoran history to score five goals in a World Cup qualifier. The previous record was held by legendary Salvadoran striker Raúl Díaz Arce, who had scored four goals against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. He scored his most memorable goal in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica on September 9, 2009. Scoring a goal at the 90th minute that gave life back to El Salvador in this Qualification Stage.


Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
El Salvador 200171
200240
2003123
200460
200520
2008179
2009202
201041
201161
Total7817
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Corrales goal.
List of international goals scored by Rudis Corrales
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
125 May 2001 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, HondurasFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–02–1 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup [13]
29 February 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–12–1 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup [14]
313 March 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–03–02003 UNCAF Nations Cup [15]
46 July 2003 Home Depot Center, Carson, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–02–1 Friendly [16]
56 February 2008 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El SalvadorFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 3–012–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
64–0
76–0
87–0
98–0
1026 March 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C., United StatesFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 2–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
1123 April 2008 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–02–2Friendly [19]
122–0
1319 November 2008Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–0x1–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
1427 May 2009Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
159 September 2009Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El SalvadorFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
1624 February 2010 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–01–2Friendly [23]
1729 May 2011 Robertson Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 2–22–2Friendly [24]

References

  1. Rudis Corrales marcó su gol número 100 - ElSalvador.com (in Spanish)
  2. Rudis Corrales, al Dragón - El SalvadorFC (in Spanish)
  3. Qué susto, Corrales - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  4. Rudis Corrales FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. UNCAF Tournament 2001 - RSSSF
  6. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF
  7. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - RSSSF
  8. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  12. "Rudis Corrales". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  13. "El Salvador vs. Panama". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  14. "Panama vs. El Salvador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  15. "El Salvador vs. Nicaragua". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  16. "El Salvador vs. Mexico". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  17. "El Salvador vs. Anguilla". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  18. "Anguilla vs. El Salvador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  19. "El Salvador vs. China". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  20. "El Salvador vs. Costa Rica". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  21. "Ecuador vs. El Salvador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  22. "El Salvador vs. Costa Rica". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  23. "USA vs. El Salvador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  24. "Honduras vs. El Salvador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 April 2025.