# Rudis Corrales

Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera (born November 6, 1979) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

## Club career

Corrales' professional career began in 1997, when he signed a contract with Municipal Limeño. He officially made his debut that same year on November 29, in a league match against Dragón.
On September 9, 2007 in a league match against Alianza F.C. Corrales became only the seventh person is Salvadoran league history to score 100 goals, a feat which has only been matched by Salvadoran greats Raúl Díaz Arce, Williams Reyes, Emiliano Pedrozo, Adonai Martínez, Hugo Coria and David Arnoldo Cabrera.
On December 19, 2010, it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Alianza. In January 2012, Corrales joined Dragón. In April 2012 he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed his face.
He played with CD Aguiluchos USA in Oakland, CA. He scored on a free kick in the 90th minute 15.03.14 to win the match a US Open Cup Qualifier.

## International career

Corrales made his debut for El Salvador in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has, as of December 2010, earned a total of 71 caps, scoring 16 goals. He represented his country in 20 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2002, 2003 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
On February 6, 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Anguilla, Corrales became the first player in Salvadoran history to score five goals in a World Cup qualifier. The previous record was held by legendary Salvadoran striker Raúl Díaz Arce, who had scored four goals against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. He scored his most memorable goal in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica on September 9, 2009. Scoring a goal at the 90th minute that gave life back to El Salvador in this Qualification Stage.

### International goals

    Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 May 2001 | Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Panama | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 2 | 9 February 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Panama | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3 | 13 February 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Nicaragua | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 4 | 6 July 2003 | The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Anguilla | 3–0 | 12–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Anguilla | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Anguilla | 6–0 | 12–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Anguilla | 7–0 | 12–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Anguilla | 8–0 | 12–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 26 March 2008 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | Anguilla | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 23 April 2008 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | China | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
| 12 | 23 April 2008 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | China | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
| 13 | 19 November 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 27 May 2009 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Ecuador | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 15 | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 24 February 2010 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
| 17 | 29 May 2011 | Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States | Honduras | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly match |