Armando Chacón

Armando Chacón (born 7 August 1914- died ) was a Salvadoran football player and manager.

Armando Chacón
Personal information
Full name Armando Chacón
Date of birth 7 August 1914
Place of birth El Salvador
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Cuscatlán
1936–1939 C.D. 33
1940–1946 Universidad Católica
National team
1935 El Salvador
Teams managed
1947–1949 C.D. FAS
1949–1950 Once Municipal
1954 C.D. Dragón
Leones de Sonsonate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Nicknamed El Tamarindo, he was one of the first Salvadoran players to play abroad, playing for Universidad Católica in Chile. He also played club football for the now defunct C.D. 33 in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador winning the 1937 and 1938 league titles with them.[1]

Manager career

After retiring as a player Chacón became a coach, he was the first ever coach of Salvadoran powerhouse club C.D. FAS[2] and also coached C.D. Dragón. He went on to win a title with Once Municipal in the 1948/1949 season,[3] the club's first title and up until 2006 their only one.

Honours

International

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References
  1. De canchas y banquillos Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  2. Historia - CD FAS (in Spanish)
  3. Un poco de Historia Archived July 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Once Municipal (in Spanish)
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