Mauricio Cienfuegos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Mauricio Cienfuegos | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985 | Racing Junior | ||
| 1986–1987 | Soyapango | ||
| 1988–1991 | Luís Ángel Firpo | 35 | |
| 1991–1992 | Morelia | 37 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Santos Laguna | 18 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Jaibos Tampico Madero | 13 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Luís Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1996–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 206 | (35) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1987–2003 | El Salvador | 68 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | Nejapa | ||
| 2011– | Los Angeles Galaxy (academy) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 February 2011 |
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Mauricio Cienfuegos (born 12 February 1968 in San Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Cienfuegos began his professional career in 1985 with Racing Junior. He played the next two seasons for Soyapango, and then moved to Luís Ángel Firpo, where he would play for four years.
Cienfuegos moved to Mexico to play for Morelia in the 1991, and then signed with Santos in 1992. However, after just one season at Santos Laguna, Cienfuegos became unhappy with how he was being used at the club and decided to try his luck in Europe. In the summer of 1993, he had trials with Swiss champions Servette and La Liga side Lleida. Cienfuegos was close to signing with the Spanish side, but ultimately he was not offered a contract, and he returned to El Salvador.
Cienfuegos played two more seasons with Luis Ángel Firpo before joining Major League Soccer for its inaugural 1996 season. Cienfuegos played for Los Angeles Galaxy for eight years as a midfielder, from 1996 until his retirement after the 2003 season. During those years, he established himself, along with Carlos Valderrama, Marco Etcheverry, and Peter Nowak, as one of the best playmakers in the league. He was elected to the MLS Best XI three times, in 1996, 1998, and 1999, and played in seven MLS All-Star Games as a central midfielder. During his MLS career, Galaxy won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 2001 U.S. Open Cup, and the 2002 MLS Cup. He finished his MLS career with 78 assists and 35 goals in 206 games for the club.
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