Francisco Salvador Elá (born 9 May 1980), commonly known as Chupe, is an Equatoguinean retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Salvador Elá | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Molinos | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2000–2001 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 33 | (16) |
| 2001–2004 | Real Madrid B | 59 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Las Palmas | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Puertollano | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 2006 | Leganés | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Chiasso | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Vera | 40 | (15) |
| 2009 | Binéfar | ||
| 2009–2010 | Noja | 36 | (25) |
| 2010 | Leioa | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Noja | 34 | (18) |
| 2012–2013 | Kazincbarcikai | 29 | (7) |
| 2014 | Happy Valley Reserves | 2 | (2) |
| 2014 | Tai Po | 6 | (6) |
| 2014 | Lane Xang | 6 | (8) |
| 2015 | Hougang United | 11 | (3) |
| 2015 | Għajnsielem | ||
| 2016 | Santa Ana | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Equatorial Guinea B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Mongomo, Chupe spent 13 years as a senior in Spanish football safe for a very brief spell in Switzerland with FC Chiasso, but never competed in higher than Segunda División B. He spent several seasons associated with Real Madrid but only appeared officially with its C and B-teams, even though main squad manager Vicente del Bosque registered him in one UEFA Champions League list as a youth system player.[1]
Other than the Merengues Chupe represented in the country AD Alcorcón, UD Las Palmas, UD Puertollano, Rayo Vallecano, CD Leganés, CD Vera de Almería, CD Binéfar, SD Noja (two spells)[2][3] and SD Leioa.[4] In 2012–13, at age 32, he made his debut as a professional, representing Kazincbarcikai SC in Hungary's second level.[5]
In December 2013, after a brief trial in Cambodia with Phnom Penh Crown FC,[6] Chupe moved to Hong Kong with Happy Valley AA.
International career
editChupe earned five caps for Equatorial Guinea, the first two coming in 2003 in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Togo. He made his debut on 11 October in the 1–0 home win in Bata (1–2 aggregate loss).
Personal life
editChupe's younger brother, Gregorio, was also a footballer. A defender, he spent his entire career in Spanish amateur football.
References
edit- ^ Un internacional en La Caseta (An international in La Caseta); El Diario Montañés, 20 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Chupe y Pablo Ríos se incorporán a la disciplina del Noja (Chupe and Pablo Ríos to join Noja); Fútbol de Cantabria, 4 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ David Moreno y Francisco Salvador 'Chupe' reforzarán al Noja esta temporada (David Moreno and Francisco Salvador 'Chupe' will strengthen Noja this season); El Diario Montañés, 19 November 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Chupe', un fichaje de Champions para el Leioa de David Movilla ('Chupe', Champions signing for David Movilla's Leioa); Mundo Deportivo, 31 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Elkezdtek erősíteni Kazincbarcikán is (Kazincbarcikai also started to strengthen); Rangado, 18 July 2012 (in Hungarian)
- ^ Chupe makes his mark; Kingdom of Football, 22 November 2013
External links
edit- Chupe at BDFutbol
- Chupe at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Stats at FutbolEsta at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-04) (in Spanish)
- HKFA profile
- Chupe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Chupe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chupe at Soccerway