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Mauricio Manzano

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Mauricio Manzano
Manzano in 1970
Personal information
Full name José Mauricio Manzano López
Date of birth (1943-09-30) September 30, 1943 (age 81)
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

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.

International career

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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

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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

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1970

References

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  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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