Gustavo Marroquín

Gustavo Marroquín

Marroquín in 1928
Personal information
Place of birth	El Salvador
Date of death	27 March 1943
Place of death	San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Fortuna SC
International career
1928–1930	El Salvador	6	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo "Taviche" Marroquín (died 27 March 1943) was a Salvadoran footballer who played as a striker for the El Salvador national team from 1928 to 1930.

Club career

Marroquín played for the American football club Fortuna SC.[1]

International career

Marroquín scored the first five goals in the history of the El Salvador national football team during a friendly match against Honduras on 7 December 1928, earning El Salvador's first ever international victory in a match that ended 5–0.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[3][4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 December 1928	Campo de Marte, San Salvador, El Salvador	Honduras	1–0	5–0	Friendly
2.				2–0
3.				3–0
4.				4–0
5.				5–0
6.	1 May 1929	Campo de Marte, San Salvador, El Salvador	Nicaragua	?–0	9–0	Friendly
7.				?–0
8.	19 March 1930	La Tropical, Havana, Cuba	Guatemala	1–0	8–2	1930 CAC Games 1st Round Group B
9.				2–0
10.				7–2
11.	22 March 1930	La Tropical, Havana, Cuba	Costa Rica	2–?	2–9	1930 CAC Games 1st Round Group B
12.	29 March 1930	La Tropical, Havana, Cuba	Honduras	1–?	1–4	1930 CAC Games 2nd Round
13.	1 April 1930	La Tropical, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	2–?	2–5	1930 CAC Games 2nd Round

See also

• El Salvador national football team

References

1. Mendoza, Eduardo. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1930 (Cuba) – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
2. "El Hombre del Primer Gol de la Selección" [The Man who Score the First Goal of the National Team]. La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
3. Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "El Salvador – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
4. "Gustavo Marroquín". Soccer-DB. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2021.