Salvador Mariona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvador Antonio Mariona Rivera | ||
| Date of birth | December 27, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Tecla, El Salvador | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1962 | Mario Calvo | ||
| 1963 | Atlante | ||
| 1964–1977 | Alianza | ||
| 1977–1978 | Platense Zacatecoluca | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1975 | El Salvador | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978 | Platense Zacatecoluca | ||
| 1979 | Alianza | ||
| 1982 | El Salvador (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Salvador Antonio Mariona Rivera (born 27 December 1943 in Santa Tecla, El Salvador) is a retired soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Club career
Born in Santa Tecla, Mariona moved with his parents to Izalco while still a boy and started a youth swimming career there, in the end winning a silver medal in a 4x100 m relief competition in Puerto Rico. He then began his footballing career at Mario Calvo in the third division and moved up to the premier division when he joined Atlante.
But he spent the major part of his career at Salvadoran giants Alianza and also played for Platense Zacatecoluca, after which he retired in 1977 and became a coach.[1]
International career
Nicknamed Chamba, he was selected to represent El Salvador for eight years and featured in qualifying and playing in the 1970 World Cup.[2]
Retirement
After football, Salvador Mariona worked as an insurance salesman and gained enough experience to found Desarrollo, SA which quickly became AIG Unión y Desarrollo, SA. Mariona is currently the Chief Executive of his beloved Alianza F.C.[3] after taking over in 2005.
Personal life
He is married to Floridalma Palacios and the couple have 5 children.
References
- ↑ Salvador Mariona gigante de ébano - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
- ↑ Salvador Mariona – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Junta Directiva - Alianza
External links
- La enorme figura del “Gigante de ébano” Salvador Mariona - El Gráfico (Spanish)
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