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Joaquín Canales

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Joaquín Canales
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Canales Escobar
Date of birth (1963-04-11) April 11, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1988 Alianza FC
1989 Washington Diplomats
1989–1997 Alianza FC
International career
El Salvador 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2014

Joaquín Canales Escobar (born April 11, 1963) is a Salvadoran former footballer.

Club career

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With the exception of a short spell in the United States with the Washington Diplomats, Canales has played all of his professional career with his hometown club, Alianza FC.

International career

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Canales made his debut for El Salvador in 1984 and earned a total of five caps in 8 years, scoring a 15 goals. He played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.

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