Genaro Sermeño

Genaro Antonio Sermeño Quijada (28 November 1948 – 23 December 2022) was an El Salvadoran footballer who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sermeño and the second or maternal family name is Quijada.

Genaro Sermeño
Sermeño in 1970
Personal information
Full name Genaro Antonio Sermeño Quijada
Date of birth (1948-11-28)28 November 1948
Place of birth El Congo, Santa Ana, El Salvador
Date of death 23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 74)
Place of death Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1976 FAS
International career
El Salvador
Managerial career
1999 Juventud Olímpica
2005 Once Lobos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sermeño played eight years for FAS in which he scored 29 goals.[2]

International career

Nicknamed el Kaizer, Sermeño played 14 minutes for the El Salvador national team during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Managerial career

In 1999, Sermeño was technical director of Juventud Olímpica.[4]

Death

On 23 December 2022, Sermeño died from complications from diabetes, at a private hospital in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He was 74.[5]

References
  1. Genaro Sermeño – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. El tigre Celebró su Cumpleaños - CD FAS
  3. El Salvador en la Copa Mundo 1970 - ElBalónCuscatleco (in Spanish)
  4. La corona coquetea con sus siete prometidos - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  5. Falleció el ex mundialista salvadoreño Genaro Antonio Sermeño - El Gráfico (in Spanish)


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