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Cosmos Sign El Salvador International Andrés Flores on Loan

July 18, 2014 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
New York Cosmos News Release


NEW YORK (July 18, 2014) - The New York Cosmos announced today that the team has signed El Salvadoran forward Andrés Flores on loan from Turín-FESA Fútbol Clube (El Salvador). As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"I'm really excited to be joining the Cosmos," Flores said. "It's a championship-winning squad with a lot of quality players, but I'm here to try and help the team and ready for a new challenge."

Flores, 23, a San Salvador native, has made 31 appearances for the El Salvador senior national team, with his debut appearance coming in 2008 against Trinidad & Tobago. Flores has also served as captain for the national team, most recently on June 7, 2014, in a friendly match versus Spain in Washington D.C.

Flores began his youth career with Academia Chelona and moved to Argentina's River Plate in 2006, where he spent three years. In 2009, Flores returned to El Salvador with A.D. Isidro Metapán where he made over 60 appearances and led the club to multiple Primera Division titles. In 2012, he joined Viborg FF in Denmark for one year on loan before returning to Metapán.

"We're delighted to have added Andrés Flores to our squad." head coach Giovanni Savarese said. "He's a young player with lots of international experience and potential. His pace and skill will add another dimension to our attack and gives us more options on the forward line."

About the Cosmos

The New York Cosmos began play in 1971, spending 14 seasons in the North American Soccer League, winning five Soccer Bowl trophies and bringing some of the biggest names in world soccer to the USA. This included Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and Carlos Alberto.

It had been nearly 30 years since the Cosmos, an iconic global soccer club, have played in a professional league. Yet throughout their absence, the club maintained a loyal and dedicated fan following.

On Aug. 3, 2013, the New York Cosmos returned to the NASL with a sell-out win at Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium, before embarking on a season that would see the Cosmos win the 2013 North American Soccer League Fall Season. The club closed out its inaugural season by winning the 2013 Soccer Bowl with a 1-0 victory against the Atlanta Silverbacks on Nov. 9, 2013 at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA. The championship is the sixth NASL title in the club's history.

The Cosmos also submitted a privately-funded economic development proposal in 2013 to the State of New York to build a world-class 25,000-seat professional soccer stadium at Belmont Park. More information about the proposal and renderings can be found at www.newcosmosstadium.com .

For more information on the New York Cosmos, please visit www.newyorkcosmos.com, join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @NYCosmos . Tickets for the 2014 season are also now available by calling 855-71-COSMOS or via the club's official website.

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