Rigoberto Guzmán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rigoberto Guzmán Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | (1932年06月11日)11 June 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Atiquizaya, Ahuachapán, El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 2014(2014年06月22日) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Santa Anita | |||
| Juventud Olimpica Metalio | |||
| International career | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968 | El Salvador | ||
| Atlante San Alejo | |||
| Adler San Nicolás | |||
| Atlético Marte | |||
| Cojutepeque | |||
| Sonsonate | |||
| Lincoln | |||
| Maestranza | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rigoberto "Rigo" Guzmán Calderón (11 June 1932 – 22 June 2014) was a Salvadoran football (soccer) player and manager from Atiquizaya.
Club career
[edit ]Guzmán was a running athlete who competed at the 800 and 3000 metres but later became a football player and captained the Juventud Olimpica Metalio side for eight years.[1]
Managerial career and other professions
[edit ]Guzmán coached El Salvador at the 1968 Olympic Games.[2] Also, he is a painter and caricaturist and in 2006 he was given the title Maestro Meritísimo de El Salvador after 50 years of educating.[3]
In January 2001, Professor Guzmán fell victim of an earthquake when his house collapsed.[4]
Death
[edit ]Guzmán died from an undisclosed terminal disease on 22 June 2014.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Arte al desnudo en la obra de Rigoberto Guzmán, Rigo - Diario Colatino (in Spanish)
- ^ El Salvador roster - FIFA
- ^ ¡Gracias, señores diputados! - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Ayúdenos a ayudar - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ "Deportes - Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador".
External links
[edit ]- Tribute - Memorias Guanacas (in Spanish)
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