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{{Short description|Salvadoran footballer (born 1981)}}
{{family name hatnote|Murgas|Fajardo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Gilberto Murgas
| fullname = Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|22}}
| birth_place = [[El Refugio, Ahuachapán|El Refugio]], [[Ahuachapán Department|Ahuachapán]], [[El Salvador]]
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1999–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[C.D. FAS|FAS]]
| years1 = 2000–2006
| years2 = 2007–2008
| years3 = 2008–2010
| years4 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = [[C.D. FAS|FAS]]
| clubs2 = [[C.D. Chalatenango|Chalatenango]]
| clubs3 = [[C.D. Águila|Águila]]
| clubs4 = FAS
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 35
| caps3 = 56
| caps4 =
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 8
| goals4 =
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]
| nationalcaps1 = 40
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Gilberto Alfredo Murgas Fajardo''' (born January 22, 1981, in [[El Refugio, Ahuachapán|El Refugio]], [[El Salvador]]) is a retired Salvadoran [[Association football|football]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/12/10/gilberto-murgas-ve-al-fas-finalista-sobre-el-alianza|title = El Gráfico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/otros-deportes/288788/que-paso-con-gilberto-murgas/|title = ¿Qué pasó con Gilberto Murgas?|date = 24 April 2016}}</ref>

==Club career==
Nicknamed ''Gárgamel'', he started his career as a midfielder for [[C.D. FAS|FAS]], making his debut against Belizean side [[Hankook Verdes|Acros Verdes]] in March 1999.<ref>[http://www.clubdeportivofas.com/Plantillas/Fichas/18_Gilberto_Murgas.html Profile] - CD FAS {{in lang|es}}</ref> He left FAS for [[C.D. Chalatenango|Chalatenango]] in 2007 only to move on to play for [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] a year later.<ref>[http://archivo.elgrafico.com/index.php?jgd=197 Profile] - El Gráfico {{in lang|es}}</ref>

After returning to [[C.D. FAS|FAS]] in July 2010<ref>[http://www.clubdeportivofas.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=4773&view=print Gilberto Murgas se vestirá nuevamente de azulgrana] - CD FAS {{in lang|es}}</ref> he decided to retire in 2011 and move to [[Houston]], where he started a construction company.<ref>[http://m.elgrafico.com/2011/06/01/gilberto-murgas-ya-estoy-retirado/ Gilberto Murgas: "Ya estoy retirado"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324033650/http://m.elgrafico.com/2011/06/01/gilberto-murgas-ya-estoy-retirado/ |date=2012-03-24 }} - El Gráfico {{in lang|es}}</ref>

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

He has represented his country in 6 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches<ref>{{FIFA player|178175}}
</ref> and played at the [[2003 UNCAF Nations Cup|2003]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426122234/http://rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html |date=2009-04-26 }} - RSSSF</ref> [[2005 UNCAF Nations Cup|2005]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam05det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402133826/http://rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam05det.html |date=2009-04-02 }} - RSSSF</ref> and [[2007 UNCAF Nations Cup]]s<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024034751/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> as well as at the [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024020759/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/03gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref>

His final international game was a February [[2007 UNCAF Nations Cup]] match against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 15 February 2003 || [[Estadio Armando Dely Valdés|Estadio La Pedregaleña]], [[Colón, Panama]] || {{fb|HON}} || 1-0 || 1-0 || [[2003 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| 2 || 8 July 2003 || [[Reliant Stadium]], [[Houston]], US || {{fb|GUA}} || 1-2 || 1-2 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 3 || 19 July 2003 || [[Gillette Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]], US || {{fb|CRC}} || 1-1 || 2-5 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 4 || 12 May 2004|| [[Robertson Stadium]], [[Houston]], US || {{fb|HAI}} || 2-2 || 3-3 || [[Friendly match]]
|}

==Personal life==
Murgas has two children.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=2135}}

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|title=El Salvador squads
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{{El Salvador squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murgas, Gilberto}}
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Ahuachapán Department]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Salvadoran men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen]]
[[Category:El Salvador men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:C.D. FAS footballers]]
[[Category:A.D. Chalatenango footballers]]
[[Category:C.D. Águila footballers]]

Gilberto Murgas - Revision history

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