Melvin Barrera Chávez (born 5 August 1976 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football goalkeeper.

Melvin Barrera
Personal information
Full name Melvin Barrera Chávez
Date of birth (1976-08-05) August 5, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth El Salvador
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Northwestern High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mogotillo[1]
1997–1999 Águila
International career
1997 El Salvador 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 25, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 25, 2017

He is now working in Maryland.[2]

Club career

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Nicknamed Scorpion, Barrera learned his trade in the USA as son of Salvadoran immigrants. He went to play in El Salvador for Águila, one of the big boys in Salvadoran football.[3]

International career

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Barrera made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras and has earned a total of 4 caps, all of them at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mogotillo - Total Soccer Arena, Landover, MD".
  2. ^ "Veteranos del Alianza FC celebran su título". 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ La Vida Futbol - Washington City Paper
  4. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
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