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.
![]() Manzano in 1970 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Mauricio Manzano López | ||
Date of birth | September 30, 1943 | ||
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 |
International career
editManzano 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
editAfter 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
edit- 1970
References
edit- ^ Mauricio Manzano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ ¿QuÉ PASÓ con... Mauricio Manzano ?Su perfil y triunfos - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)