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Mexican footballer (born 1969)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Luján.
Sal Mercado
Personal information
Full name Humberto Salvador Mercado-Luján
Date of birth (1969-03-25) March 25, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Cobras
1994 El Paso Patriots 18 (20)
1994–1996 Atlético Celaya
1995 → El Paso Patriots (loan)
1996 El Paso Patriots
1996–1997 Guadalajara 4 (0)
1997–1998 Veracruz 19 (1)
1999 El Paso Patriots 9 (4)
2000 Atlético Celaya 2 (0)
2001 Ciudad Juarez
2001 El Paso Patriots 18 (0)
2004 El Paso Patriots 14 (5)
2007 El Paso Patriots 4 (0)
Managerial career
2007 El Paso Patriots
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humberto Salvador Mercado-Luján (born 25 March 1969) is a retired Mexican football midfielder who played professionally in Mexico and the United States.

Mercado began his professional career with Cobras de Ciudad Juárez. His first match was on 10 March 1991. In the summer of 1994, Mercado spent the Mexican off-season with the El Paso Patriots of the USISL. In 1994, he moved to Atlético Celaya. In 1995, he went on loan to El Paso which finished runner-up to the Richmond Kickers in the 1995 U.S. Open Cup final. In 1996, he again spent the summer with the Patriots. In the winter of 1996, Mercado signed with C.D. Guadalajara. He was out for most of the season due to an injury, but played a handful of games as the Chivas won the Torneo Verano. He then transferred to Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. After missing the 1998 summer season with the Patriots, Mercado returned to El Paso in 1999. In 2000, Mercado began the season with Atlético Celaya, but finished it with Ciudad Juarez. In 2001 and 2004, he again spent the summers with the Patriots. In 2001, they played in the USL A-League but by 2004, they were in the USL Premier Development League. In 2007, he coached the Patriots.

References

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  2. Patriots host New Orleans Saturday Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine


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