Franklin Salas

Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez ( born August 30, 1981 in San Miguel de los Bancos in the province of Pichincha) is an Ecuadorian footballer. The striker, whose nickname is " Mago " is ( magician ), plays in Liga de Quito in Ecuador.

Salas is indeed called to the national team, but at the 2006 World Cup, he was unable to due to a serious knee injury that required surgery, do not participate. By the summer of 2007, Salas played at the Ecuadorian traditional club Liga de Quito, before moving to Red Star Belgrade after Serbia. In summer 2006, a possible move to PSV Eindhoven had already burst, because the clubs could not agree on the transfer fee. In January 2008, Red Star Belgrade decided after repeated violations Salas ' to refrain from a final commitment, which is why he returned to Liga de Quito. With this team he won in July 2008, the Copa Libertadores. Although Salas stood in the tournament rarely chosen his team, but turned one of the three winning penalty in the penalty shootout of the final against Fluminense Rio de Janeiro in Maracanã Stadium.

He was called up for the Ecuadorian U-20 team, with whom he participated in the World Youth Championship 2001, where he replaced three times.

Playful of 165 centimeters Salas is best known for its elaborate dribbling and known for his goal of 22.86 meters, which was voted best goal of the Copa Sudamericana 2005.