Armando Chacón

Armando Chacón

Personal information
Full name	Armando Chacón
Date of birth	7 August 1914
Place of birth	El Salvador
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1936–1939	C.D. 33
1940–1946	Universidad Católica
National team
1935	El Salvador
Teams managed
1947–1949	C.D. FAS
1949–1950	Once Municipal
1954	C.D. Dragón
Honours Representing  El Salvador Men's Football Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 El Salvador Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Armando Chacón (born 7 August 1914- died ) is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.

Club career

Nicknamed El Tamarindo, he was one of the first Salvadoran players to play abroad, playing for Universidad Católica in Chile. He also played club football for the now defunct C.D. 33 in the Salvadoran first division winning the 1937 and 1938 league titles with them.^[1]

Manager career

After retiring as a player Chacón became a coach, he was the first ever coach of Salvadoran powerhouse club C.D. FAS^[2] and also coached C.D. Dragón. He went on to win a title with Once Municipal in the 1948/1949 season,^[3] the club's first title and up until 2006 their only one.

Honours

International

• Central American and Caribbean Games Bronze Medal (1): 1935

References

1. De canchas y banquillos - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
2. Historia - CD FAS (Spanish)
3. Un poco de Historia - Once Municipal (Spanish)