Armando Chacón

Armando Chacón
Personal information
Full name	Armando Chacón
Date of birth	7 August 1914
Place of birth	El Salvador
Senior career*
Years	Team
1934–1935	Cuscatlán
1936–1939	C.D. 33
1940–1946	Universidad Católica
International career
1935	El Salvador
Managerial career
1947–1949	C.D. FAS
1949–1950	Once Municipal
1954	C.D. Dragón
	Leones de Sonsonate
Medal record
Representing El Salvador
Men's Football
Central American and Caribbean Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Armando Chacón (born 7 August 1914- died ) was a Salvadoran football player and manager.

Club career

Nicknamed El Tamarindo, he was one of the first Salvadoran players to play abroad, playing for Universidad Católica in Chile. [1] He also played club football for the now defunct C.D. 33 in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador winning the 1937 and 1938 league titles with them.^[1]

Manager career

After retiring as a player Chacón became a coach, he was the first ever coach of Salvadoran powerhouse club C.D. FAS^[2] and also coached C.D. Dragón. He went on to win a title with Once Municipal in the 1948/1949 season,^[3] the club's first title and up until 2006 their only one.

Honours

International

Central American and Caribbean Games Bronze Medal (1): 1935

References

^ De canchas y banquillos Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
^ Historia - CD FAS (in Spanish)
^ Un poco de Historia Archived July 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Once Municipal (in Spanish)

[1] De canchas y banquillos Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)

[2] Historia - CD FAS (in Spanish)

[3] Un poco de Historia Archived July 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Once Municipal (in Spanish)

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