Gilberto Murgas

Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo (born January 22, 1981, in El Refugio, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.

Club career Nicknamed Gárgamel, he started his career as a midfielder for FAS, making his debut against Belizean side Acros Verdes in March 1999. He left FAS for Chalatenango in 2007 only to move on to play for Águila a year later.

After returning to FAS in July 2010 he decided to retire in 2011 and move to Houston, where he started a construction company.

International career Murgas made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 4 goals.

He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international game was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.

International goals Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 15 February 2003 Estadio La Pedregaleña, Colón, Panama 1-0 1-0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup 2 8 July 2003 Reliant Stadium, Houston, US 1-2 1-2 Friendly match 3 19 July 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US 1-1 2-5 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4 12 May 2004 Robertson Stadium, Houston, US 2-2 3-3 Friendly match

Personal life Murgas has two children.