Otoniel Carranza

Otoniel Carranza

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Otoniel Carranza Solís
Date of birth	December 22, 1983 (1983-12-22) (age 27)
Place of birth	Intipucá, El Salvador
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	defender
Youth career
1997–1998	Águila
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2009	Águila
2009–2010	Atlético Balboa	18	(0)
National team‡
2004	El Salvador	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2011

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Carranza and the second or maternal family name is Solís.

Edwin Otoniel Carranza Solís (born 22 December 1983) is a Salvadoran professional football player.

Club career

He began his career through the Águila youth system and was a prominent young defender whose organization and determination gained wide admiration.

During his early career, he has won three championships with C.D. Águila (2000, 2001, and 2006), won a gold medal with the El Salvador team during the Central American Games and Caribbean.^[1] After winning the championship in 2006, he was eligible to join the Salvadoran national football team, but he did not accept for he was getting married during this time. He would have return to the game early, if it wasn't for his wife being in a car accident, that left him to take care of her for several of weeks. He returned to the game as good as ever. He had a chance to be in the 2008 national selection, but he had minor abdominal pain that is reflecting on his current game.

In 2009 he moved to Atlético Balboa but left them later in the year after not being paid by the club.^[2]

International career

Carranza made his debut for El Salvador in an April 2004 friendly match against Colombia and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in only 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match^[3].

His final international game was an August 2004 friendly match against Honduras.

References

1. ^ Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) - Details - RSSSF
2. ^ Atlético Balboa, con más alma que dinero - El Mundo (Spanish)
3. ^ Otoniel Carranza – FIFA competition record

External links

• Otoniel Carranza at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Carranza, Otoniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 December 1983
Place of birth	La Union, El Salvador
Date of death
Place of death