Ysrael Zúñiga

Ysrael Zúñiga
Personal information
Full name Herlyn Ysrael Zuñiga Yáñez
Date of birth (1976-08-27) 27 August 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Lima,[1] Peru
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1994 Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Guardia Republicana 19 (28)
1996 –1997 Coronel Bolognesi 22 (23)
1997 Sport Agustino 24 (26)
1998 Coronel Bolognesi 18 (25)
1999 Melgar 39 (32)
2000–2002 Coventry City 30 (3)
2002–2003 Estudiantes (LP) 6 (0)
2003 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 4 (0)
2003–2004 Universitario 45 (15)
2005 Atlético Universidad 21 (3)
2005–2006 Sporting Cristal 36 (7)
2007 Melgar 38 (19)
2008–2009 Bursaspor 19 (6)
2009 Melgar 34 (14)
2010–2012 Juan Aurich 80 (21)
2013–2018 Melgar 155 (41)
Total 556 (259)
International career
1999–2007 Peru 21 (3)
Managerial career
2018– FBC Melgar Youth Team (assistant coach)
Medal record
Guardia Republicana
Winner Peruvian Segunda División 1995
Coronel Bolognesi
Runner-up Copa Perú 1998
Sporting Cristal
Winner Peruvian League 2005
Juan Aurich
Winner Peruvian League 2011
Melgar
Winner Peruvian League 2015
Runner-up Peruvian League 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zúñiga and the second or maternal family name is Yañez.

Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yáñez (born 27 August 1976) is a Peruvian dentist and former footballer who played as a striker for the Peru national team and for clubs including Coventry City, Estudiantes and Melgar. Since retirement, Zúñiga has reverted to dentistry in his homeland, for which he obtained qualifications for concurrently during his tenure at Sporting Cristal.

Club career

Zúñiga initially trained as a dental technician before deciding to become a professional footballer at the relatively late age of 22. He gained some international fame after scoring a league-record equalling 32 goals for Melgar in his first season in the Primera División Peruana in 1999. His goalscoring success prompted English Premier League club Coventry City to purchase him for £750,000 in February 2000. However, he was unable to find any form in England; scoring three goals in 30 appearances spread over two and a half years with Coventry before he was released in the summer of 2002.

After leaving Coventry he joined Argentine club Estudiantes, but again struggled to recapture his scoring form. Zúñiga returned to his homeland following the conclusion of his spell in Argentina to join Sporting Cristal, a club he spent time at as a teenager before leaving the game to study to be a dental worker.

International career

He won 21 caps and scored 3 goals for the Peru.[3]

He was recalled against Ecuador in June 2007.

International

As of 9 July 2007

Peru Peru
Year Apps Goals
1999 7 1
2000 10 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 1 1
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 2 0
Total 21 3

Honours

Club

Guardia Republicana

Sporting Cristal

Juan Aurich

  • Peruvian First Division: 2011

FBC Melgar

  • Peruvian First Division: 2015

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla 2011 - Ysrael Zúñiga" (in Spanish). JuanAurich.net. January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Information of Ysrael Zuñiga" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ Appearances for Peru National Team - RSSSF