William Renderos Iraheta

William Renderos Iraheta

Personal information
Full name	William Alexander Renderos Iraheta
Date of birth	3 October 1971
Place of birth	El Salvador
Playing position	Left winger Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1988–1995	FAS
1995–1996	Luis Ángel Firpo
1997–1999	FAS
2000–2001	Boston Bulldogs
2001–2003	Isidro Metapán
2003–2006	Once Lobos
National team^‡
1991–2001	El Salvador	57	(5)
Teams managed
2009	Brasilia
2011	Alianza (reserve coach)
2011	FAS
2013	Santa Tecla
2014–2015	UES
2016	C.D. Sonsonate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2011. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2014

William Alexander Renderos Iraheta (born 3 October 1971) is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

Renderos started his football career at FAS where he would stay for twelve years, except for a short period at Luis Ángel Firpo. After playing two years with American A-League side Boston Bulldogs,^[1] Renderos joined an Isidro Metapán squad,^[2] which also featured the likes of veterans Carlos Castro Borja, Adolfo Menéndez and Guillermo Rivera.^[3] He then had his final playing stint with Salvadoran second division side Once Lobos, with whom he won promotion to the Premier Division in June 2004.^[4]

International career

He represented El Salvador in international play throughout the 1990s. During the effort to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in which El Salvador narrowly missed out, Renderos was a frequent starter in the forward line or on the left of midfield.

Renderos made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[5] and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995,^[6] 1997^[7] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups^[8] as well as at the 1996.^[9] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[10]

He did not play many internationals after leaving his country to play in the USA but was recalled for a World Cup qualification match against Jamaica in August 2000.^[11] His next was his final game, a December 2001 friendly match against Haiti.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 April 1993	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Mexico	2–1	2–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	25 September 1996	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Guatemala	2–1	2–1	Friendly match
3	1 December 1996	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Cuba	1–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	14 September 1997	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Canada	2–1	4–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	5 March 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Belize	5–0	5–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

In July 2011 he took the reins at FAS^[12] after leading Alianza's reserves to the reserve's league title but was then replaced by Edgar Henríquez.^[13] In December 2011 he resigned as coach of FAS.^[14]

References

1. Swain, Poul (21 February 2000). "Pro Roundup" (PDF). Soccer America. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
2. No faltó ninguno – El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
3. Rugen con fuerza – La Tribuna (Spanish)
4. Repesca Lobezna -La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
5. William Renderos Iraheta – FIFA competition record
6. UNCAF Tournament 1995 – RSSSF
7. UNCAF Tournament 1997 – RSSSF
8. UNCAF Tournament 1999 – RSSSF
9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details – RSSSF
10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details – RSSSF
11. El regreso de Renderos – El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
12. El "chino" Renderos estará al frente de la manada tigrilla – La Página (Spanish)
13. Renderos Iraheta, fuera de la reserva de Alianza – La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
14. Renderos: “No somos pordioseros de nadie” – El Gráfico (Spanish)

External links

• William Renderos Iraheta at National-Football-Teams.com