Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie (14 October 1932 – 18 July 1987) was a football player from El Salvador who played as a forward.
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| Full name | Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 July 1987 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | El Salvador | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| –1958 | Atlético Marte | ||||||||||||||||
| ? | Atlante San Alejo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1966 | Alianza | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1965 | El Salvador | 42 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sonsonate | |||||||||||||||||
| Águila | |||||||||||||||||
| UCA | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | El Salvador (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970-1971 | C.D. ADLER | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Ruano was part of the successful Alianza team of the early 1960s when he played alongside Salvador Mariona and Roberto Rivas among others.[1]
International career edit
Nicknamed Baiza, Alfredo Ruano participated in many tournaments throughout his career with El Salvador, such as the CCCF Championship, CONCACAF Championship, and Central American and Caribbean Games. He played in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games winning team alongside other Salvadoran football greats as Juan Francisco Barraza.[2][3]
Personal life edit
Alfredo was married to Nora Elizabeth Guerra de Ruano and they had 4 children named Mario Alfredo Ruano Guerra, Ana Maria Ruano Guerra, Juan Carlos Alberto Ruano Guerra, and Nora Elizabeth Ruano Guerra. He was the founder and business owner of Baiza Ruano Deportes in San Salvador, El Salvador. Baiza was also the father-in-law of another Salvadoran legend: Mágico González. His grandson [[ Rodrigo Alfredo González Ruano|Rodrigo González]], who is the son of Mágico, later also played for Atlético Marte.[4]
Death edit
in 1987, Ruano collapsed while playing park football at Colonia Amatepec, he later passed away, it was suggested it was either a heart attack or heart congestion.[5]
References edit
- ^ History Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine - Alianza FC (in Spanish)
- ^ LA GESTA FUTBOLISTICA Archived 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine - AguilaOnline (in Spanish)
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 (Mexico) - RSSSF
- ^ ¿Volverá la magia? Archived 2013-11-16 at the Wayback Machine - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ http://biblioteca.utec.edu.sv/hemeroteca/NOT_svedh/2007/20070830/MAS20070830DE028p.pdf
External links edit
- El Salvador en Los Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe - ElBalónCuscatleco (in Spanish)
- Selecciones Nacionales 1960 - 1969 - ElBalónCuscatleco (in Spanish)