Federico Elduayen

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 48)
Place of birth	Fray Bentos, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elduayén and the second or maternal family name is Saldaña.

Career

Club career

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

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

Titles

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