Rigoberto Guzmán

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Rigoberto Guzmán
Personal information
Full nameRigoberto Guzmán Calderón
Date of birth (1932-06-11) June 11, 1932
Place of birthAtiquizaya, Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Santa Anita
Juventud Olimpica Metalio
National team
El Salvador
Teams managed
1968El Salvador
Atlante San Alejo
Adler San Nicolas
Atlético Marte
Cojutepeque
Sonsonate
Lincoln
Maestranza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Rigoberto "Rigo" Guzmán Calderón (born June 11, 1932 in Atiquizaya, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player and manager.

Club career

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

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]

References

  1. Arte al desnudo en la obra de Rigoberto Guzmán, Rigo - Diario Colatino (Spanish)
  2. El Salvador roster - FIFA
  3. ¡Gracias, señores diputados! - La Prensa (Spanish)
  4. Ayúdenos a ayudar - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)

External links

  • Tribute - Memorias Guanacas (Spanish)
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