Elmer Acevedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élmer Ángel Acevedo | ||
| Date of birth | February 24, 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Chanmico, La Libertad, El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1972 | FAS | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2008 | |||
Élmer Ángel Acevedo (born February 24, 1946) is a retired footballer from El Salvador.
Club career
Born in La Libertad Department, he moved to study in Santa Ana and joined the youth team of local club FAS, aged 16.
After six years in the first team, Acevedo retired in 1972 due to a serious injury to his left leg.[1]
International career
Acevedo represented El Salvador at the 1968 Olympic Games and in 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification,[2] where he scored in 1 matches against Honduras which sparked the infamous Football War. He also was a non-playing member of their 1970 World Cup Finals squad in Mexico.[3]
References
- ^ Elmer puso a descansar los tacos - El Salvador.com Template:Es icon
- ^ Record at FIFA tournaments - FIFA
- ^ 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - El Salvador squad - FIFA
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Categories:
- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from La Libertad Department (El Salvador)
- Association football forwards
- Salvadoran footballers
- El Salvador international footballers
- Olympic footballers of El Salvador
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- C.D. FAS footballers
- People from Santa Ana, El Salvador
- Salvadoran football biography stubs