Alfredo Ruano

Alfredo Ruano

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie
Date of birth	14 October 1932
Place of birth	El Salvador
Date of death	18 July 1987
Place of death	El Salvador
Height	5'8"
Playing position	striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
-1958	Atlético Marte
?	Atlante San Alejo
1958–1965	Alianza
National team
1954–1965	El Salvador	42	(10)
Teams managed
	Sonsonate
	Águila
	UCA
1968	El Salvador (Assistant Coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2008. † Appearances (goals)

Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie (died July 18, 1987) was a famous football player from El Salvador.

Club career

Ruano was part of the successful Alianza team of the early 1960s when he played alongside Salvador Mariona and Roberto Rivas among others.^[1]

International career

Nicknamed Baiza, Alfredo Ruano participated in many tournaments throughout his career with El Salvador, such as the CCCF Championship, CONCACAF Championship, and Central American and Caribbean Games. He played in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games winning team alongside other Salvadoran football greats as Juan Francisco Barraza.^[2][3]

Personal life

Baiza was the father-in-law of another Salvadoran legend: Mágico González. His grandson Rodrigo González, who is the son of Mágico, later also played for Atlético Marte.^[4]

References

1. History - Alianza FC (Spanish)
2. LA GESTA FUTBOLISTICA - AguilaOnline (Spanish)
3. Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 (Mexico) - RSSSF
4. ¿Volverá la magia? - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)

External links

• El Salvador en Los Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe - ElBalónCuscatleco (Spanish)
• Selecciones Nacionales 1960 - 1969 - ElBalónCuscatleco (Spanish)