Edgar Estrada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Eladio Estrada Solís | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Playing position | Ni verga, Gato | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1994 | Aurora FC | ||
| 1995–2001 | CSD Comunicaciones | ||
| 2001–2002 | CSD Municipal | ||
| 2002–2005 | CSD Comunicaciones | ||
| 2005–2006 | CD Suchitepéquez | ||
| 2007–2008 | Deportivo Petapa | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2003 | Guatemala | 80 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2010 |
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Edgar Eladio Estrada Solís (born November 16, 1967), popularly known as El Gato (The Cat) is a Guatemalan footballer who has played goalkeeper for several clubs in Guatemala's top division. He was capped 80 times for the Guatemala national football team.
"El Gato" started his professional career at Aurora FC, winning the domestic league title in the 1992-93 season. He would remain there until 1996, when he joined CSD Comunicaciones. He helped that club win four consecutive league titles. In 2001, he signed with CSD Municipal, where he won two more titles. He then had a second stint with Comunicaciones. On May 11, 2003, he scored his first career goal via a penalty kick. He repeated such action one year later, against his former club Aurora.
After having retired due to a spine injury, he surprisingly returned to play in 2005 for Comunicaciones. He then joined Deportivo Suchitepéquez, of whom he was a member until the end of 2006. As of the 2008 Clausura tournament, he was playing for Club Petapa, which he joined in 2007. He retired after that season but in June 2008 it was said he would perhaps continue his career at Deportivo Zacapa.
Estrada was the leading goalkeeper in terms of goals against average in 11 consecutive league tournaments.
Estrada defended the Guatemala national team between 1995 and 2003, appearing in 80 international matches and becoming the most capped player ever for the country, until Juan Carlos Plata surpassed his mark in 2005. Estrada participated in the qualification processes for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, receiving 25 goals in 20 matches.
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