Rafael Burgos (footballer)
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Rafael Burgos is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

  in the Salvadoran Premier League.

Club career

Burgos started his career at Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

 but moved to Second division
Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño is the second level of the El Salvador League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of...

 side Santa Tecla
Santa Tecla F.C.
Santa Tecla Football Club are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.Santa Tecla F.C. replaced Telecom F.C..-History:Santa Tecla Football Club was formed on 2007 as a means for the Tecleña citizens to support a local team....

 to get some more playing time. In 2010 he returned to the highest level to play with UES.
In 2011 he rejoined his old club Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

.

International career

Rafael Burgos received his first appearance with the El Salvador national football team
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

 in a game versus Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...

, with the game ending in a loss of 1 to 0. In his second cap with the El Salvador national football team
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

, Burgos scored his first goal, on Costa Rican soil. A feat that did not happen since 1991 when Raúl Díaz Arce
Raúl Díaz Arce
Raúl Díaz Arce is a retired Salvadoran football player.He is El Salvador's second most prolific goal scorer behind Jorge "Mágico" González, with 39 goals in just 68 appearances.-Early career:...

, in the first edition the UNCAF tournament, scored on Costa Rican soil. Burgos was called up by José Luis Rugamas
José Luis Rugamas
José Luis Rugamas Portillo is a Salvadoran football manager and former professional player. He is the current interim manager of the El Salvador national team. He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain....

 to train with the senior team in preparation for the 2011 Central American Cup on January 2010.

International caps and goals

El Salvador's goal tally first.

Individual

  • Copa Centroamericana Golden Boot: 1
2011

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