Raúl Esnal

Raúl Esnal
Personal information
Full nameRaúl Esnal
Date of birth23 April 1956
Place of birthLas Piedras, Uruguay
Date of deathDecember 15, 1993 (aged 37)
Place of deathAhuachapán, El Salvador
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1983Montevideo Wanderers
1983Talleres de Córdoba
1984–1985Aurora
1985–1987Atlético Marte
1987–1988Maestranza
1988–1989Acajutla
1989–1990Tiburones
1990Isidro Metapán
1991Fuerte San Francisco
1992Cojutepeque
1993Apaneca
National team
1983Uruguay4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Raúl Esnal (23 April 1956 – 15 December 1993) was a football defender from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of 4 international caps for the Uruguay national football team.

International career

He was a member of the team that won the 1983 Copa América.[1]

Personal life and death

Esnal is the father of Salvadoran footballer Cristian Esnal.

On December 15, 1993, he was murdered in El Salvador, on the road between Ahuachapán and Acajutla. The murder case has never been solved.[2]

References

  1. Copa América 1983 - RSSSF
  2. Mareros asesinan a entrenador - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)

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