Manuel Salazar

Manuel Salazar

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Alejandro Salazar Rivas
Date of birth	January 23, 1986 (1986-01-23) (age 25)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Telecom
2005–2011	Luís Ángel Firpo
2010–2011	FAS	4	(1)
National team‡
2007–2011	El Salvador	51	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 21, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 12, 2010

Manuel Alejandro Salazar Rivas (born January 23, 1986 in San Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer. He represented the Salvadoran national team.

Club career

In December 2008, Salazar along with his club and national team teammate Carlos Monteagudo, both were invited to train with Mexican Primera División A team Monterrey 1a. A (effectively CF Monterreys reserve team), with the hopes of signing with the clubs second division side. After the two week trial, both players returned to El Salvador, with the promise from head coach Gerardo Jiménez, that he would look to open negotiations to transfer them to the club, whether on a fulltime basis, or on loan. On July 1, 2010, Salazar signed a six month contract with FAS.

International career

Salazar received his first call up to the national team in January 2007. He officially received his first cap on February 10, 2007 in a UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua.

Retirement from football

On May 18, 2011, Salazar decided to retire from the sport to focus on his academic and business ventures.

External links

• El Grafico Profile (Spanish)
• Manuel Salazar – FIFA competition record
• Manuel Salazar at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Salazar, Manuel
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Date of birth	January 23, 1986
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
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