Mauricio Manzano

José Mauricio Manzano López (born 30 September 1943 in San Salvador) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Mauricio Manzano
Manzano in 1970
Personal information
Full name José Mauricio Manzano López
Date of birth (1943-09-30) September 30, 1943
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Atlético Marte
1963–1968 UES
1969–1971 FAS
1972 UES
International career
El Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2008

International career

Manzano has represented his country in youth team selections and the senior team in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches as well as in one game at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Finals.[1] He was injured in the first half of that latter match against Belgium, missing the other group games as a consequence.

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Manzano left the capital for the countryside to work as an agricultural engineer for the Ministry of Agriculture. On his return to San Salvador, he picked up football again as a coach.[2]

Honours

1970

References

  1. Mauricio ManzanoFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ¿QuÉ PASÓ con... Mauricio Manzano ?Su perfil y triunfos - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)


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