Francisco Zamora

Francisco Zamora

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Zamora Salinas
Date of birth	1939
Place of birth	TBA, Honduras
Date of death	April 8, 2002 (aged 62)
Place of death	San Salvador, El Salvador
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Heligueras de Honduras
	Municipal
–1963	Municipal de Sonsonate
1964–1973	Alianza
National team
	El Salvador
Teams managed
	Platense
	Vendaval
	San Nicolás de Tonacatepeque
	Alianza
	El Roble de Ilobasco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2007. † Appearances (goals)

Francisco Zamora Salinas (1939 – † April 8, 2002) was a famous football player from El Salvador. He retired in 1973.

Club career

Born in Honduras, Zamora began his footballing career at Heligueras in Honduras and later transferred to Guatemalan powerhouse Municipal before coming to El Salvador where he spent his life there even becoming a Salvadoran citizen.

He first played for Municipal de Sonsonate before transferring to Salvadoran giants Alianza where he spent sixteen years there as both player (1964-1973) and assistant coach/reserve player (1974-1979) after which he retired and became a coach. As a player he won the 1966 and 1967 league titles in a team also featuring players like José Quintanilla and Roberto Rivas.^[1]

Zamora went on to coach Platense, C.D. Vendaval, El Roble, San Nicolás de Tonacatepeque and Alianza.

International career

Nicknamed El Tigre, after becoming a Salvadoran citizen he went on to represent El Salvador.

Death

Zamora died of on 8 April 2002, aged 63. Zamora had three sons Frank Zamora, Allan Zamora and Francisco Zamora Jr.

References

1. Historia - Alianza (Spanish)

External links

• El adiós a “el Tigre” - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)