Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña (born June 25, 1977) is an Uruguayan football former goalkeeper. His nickname is "Vikingo" (Viking).

Federico Elduayén
Personal information
Full name Federico Martín Elduayén Saldaña
Date of birth (1977-06-25) June 25, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Fray Bentos, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Peñarol 95 (0)
2005–2009 U. de Concepción 118 (0)
2010 O'Higgins 35 (0)
2011 Unión Española 13 (0)
2012–2013 Universitario de Sucre 36 (0)
2013–2014 Guabirá 36 (0)
2015 Universitario de Sucre
International career
2002 Uruguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club career

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He began his career in the youth squads of Peñarol. He made his professional debut in 1999, in the Copa Mercosur defending Peñarol against Vasco Da Gama in Brazil. Elduayén participated in six straight Copa Libertadores editions with Peñarol from 2000–2005.

He was the team's starting goalkeeper until 2005 when he lost his job and moved to Universidad de Concepción in Chile. Ever since joining the Chilean side he became the starting goalkeeper there. He renewed his contract until the end of the 2009 season. The following year Elduayén transferred to O'Higgins where he played for one season, before signing with Unión Española. In 2012, he landed in Bolivia and signing for Universitario de Sucre.

International career

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Elduayen made one appearance for the Uruguay national football team and was part of the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Titles

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Season Team Title
Copa Chile 2008-09 Universidad de Concepción Copa Chile

References

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  1. ^ Federico ElduayenFIFA competition record (archived)
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