{{Short description|Guatemalan footballer (born 1966)}} {{family name hatnote|Westphal|Véliz|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Edwin Westphal | full_name = Edwin Rodolfo Westphal Véliz | image = Edwin-Westphal.png | caption = Westphal playing for Comunicaciones in 2002 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|03|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = Puerto Barrios, Guatemala | height = 1.90 m | position = Forward | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Azucareros Sta Lucia Cotzumalguapa | years1 = 1985–1990 | clubs1 = Bandegua/Del Monte | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1990–1993 | clubs2 = Izabal JC | caps2 = | goals2 = 51<ref name="cancha-gh">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cancha.com.gt/goleadores-historicos/ |title=Goleadores históricos &#124; Cancha |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123045552/http://www.cancha.com.gt/goleadores-historicos/ |archive-date=23 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | years3 = 1993–1996 | clubs3 = Aurora | caps3 = | goals3 = 48<ref name="cancha-gh" /> | years4 = 1996–1999 | clubs4 = Comunicaciones | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2000–2001 | clubs5 = USAC<ref>[http://www.clubusac.com/2008/11/usac-television-en-vivo.html HISTORIA DEL EQUIPO UNIVERSIDAD] - ClubUSAC {{in lang|es}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110193944/http://www.clubusac.com/2008/11/usac-television-en-vivo.html |date=10 November 2009 }}</ref> | caps5 = | goals5 = 43 | years6 = 2001–2002 | clubs6 = Comunicaciones | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2002–2004 | clubs7 = Antigua | caps7 = | goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 1985–1998 | nationalteam1 = Guatemala<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/guat-recintlp.html | title=Guatemala - Record International Players }}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 47 | nationalgoals1 = 16 }}

'''Edwin Rodolfo Westphal Véliz''' (born 4 March 1966) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a forward.

As a member of several clubs, he was a prolific goalscorer in the Guatemalan top-flight, especially during the 1990s. He was also a member of the Guatemala national team.

==Club career== A native of Puerto Barrios, Westphal began his career playing for local club ''Bandegua'' (Bananera de Guatemala, later renamed DelMonte), making his ''Liga Mayor'' debut in 1985 at the age of 18.<ref>Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2006/febrero/25/135443.html</ref> While playing for Bandegua, the big striker was the top scorer of the 1987 championship.<ref>Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.prensalibre.com/especiales/ME/guatefut/08.html |title=Guatemala, 100 años de Fútbol |accessdate=21 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109172754/http://www.prensalibre.com/especiales/ME/guatefut/08.html |archivedate=9 January 2007 }}</ref> Later, he played for ''Izabal JC'', where he won another goalscoring title.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guat93.html Guatemala 1992/93] - RSSSF</ref> In the 1993–94 season, he played for Aurora F.C., and after that he joined Comunicaciones, where he was part of three championship-winning teams. After an unsuccessful stint with USAC, he returned to Comunicaciones, before ending his career playing for Antigua GFC. He retired from professional football in 2004 and had a farewell match in 2005.<ref>Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/mayo/02/lectura_depor.html#113421 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211010105/http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/mayo/02/lectura_depor.html#113421 |date=11 December 2008 }}</ref> With 201 career league goals, he is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Guatemalan league.

==International career== Westphal was a member of the Guatemala national team for more than a decade, representing the country in three World Cup qualification processes (1990, 1994, and 1998).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022231053/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59911/index.html FIFA.com - Individual record at FIFA tournaments] - FIFA</ref> He also played at the Gold Cup tournaments of 1991, 1996, and 1998. Overall, he scored 16 international goals.

His final international was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Jamaica.

==References== {{Reflist}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Westphal, Edwin}} Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:People from Izabal Department Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Guatemalan men's footballers Category:Guatemala men's international footballers Category:1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:Comunicaciones FC players Category:Antigua GFC players Category:20th-century Guatemalan sportsmen

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