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
19581965 Alianza
National team
19541965 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)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ruano and the second or maternal family name is Safie.

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)

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