Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez (born January 13, 1979, in La Libertad, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer.[4][5][3]

Óscar Navarro
Personal information
Full name Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez
Date of birth (1979-01-13) January 13, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth La Libertad, El Salvador
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santa Tecla[1] reserves (manager)
Youth career
1994–1997 Alianza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2008 Alianza
2008–2009 Chalatenango
2009–2010 Nejapa F.C.
2010–2012 C.D. UES
2012–2015 Santa Tecla F.C.[2]
International career
1999 El Salvador U-23
2001–2003 El Salvador 8 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Santa Tecla F.C.[3] reserves (manager)
2020 C.D. UES
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Navarro started his career with Alianza at a very young age.

He would go on to play for Alianza for a little more than 13 years, winning four league titles with them. He captained Alianza for several years.

He then left Alianza to join Chalatenango and in 2009, moved to Nejapa.[6]

In 2010, he joined UES, but an injury took him out of the game until at least September 2011.[7]

International career

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Navarro, a creative midfielder, has also played for the Salvadoran Under-23.

He made his senior debut for El Salvador in an October 2001 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals.

He has represented his country at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup[8] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

His final international game was a July 2003 friendly match against Guatemala.

Titles

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Season Team Title
1996–1997 Alianza Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera)
1997 Alianza Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997
Apertura 1998 Alianza La Primera
Apertura 2001 Alianza La Primera
2004 Clausura Alianza La Primera

References

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  1. ^ "Recogen el fruto en las reservas de Santa Tecla". elsalvador.com. May 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Óscar Navarro, el último refuerzo tecleño | el Gráfico". Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. ^ a b "Santa Tecla: una cantera con marca registrada". El Gráfico.
  4. ^ "Óscar Navarro :: Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez ::". www.ceroacero.es.
  5. ^ "Zoe Navarro llega a Fox Sports". El Gráfico.
  6. ^ "Edición USA - La Prensa Gráfica". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica.
  7. ^ Óscar Navarro, de vuelta en septiembre - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  8. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
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