Salvador Dubois Leiva (16 August 1935 – 11 July 2015) was a Nicaraguan footballer, who was considered one of the best goalkeepers that played for the Nicaragua national football team and Honduran powerhouse F.C. Motagua.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvador Dubois Leiva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | La Libertad, Nicaragua | ||
| Date of death | 11 July 2015 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Managua, Nicaragua | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dínamo de Managua | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | Santa Cecilia | ||
| 1968–1974 | Motagua | 92 | (0) |
| 1974 | América | ||
| International career | |||
| Nicaragua | 10 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977 | Nicaragua | ||
| Santa Cecilia | |||
| Búfalos | |||
| MINT | |||
| 1984 | Walter Ferretti | ||
| Juventus | |||
| 1991–1992 | Nicaragua | ||
| 1998 | Masachapa | ||
| UNAN | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe started his career at Santa Cecilia and moved abroad to play for Honduran giants F.C. Motagua for whom he would play 92 league matches.[2] He returned to Nicaragua for a final season at América 5 years later.
International career
editDubois represented Nicaragua at the 1975 Pan American Games.[3]
Managerial career
editDubois managed Nicaragua and several clubs in Nicaragua at different levels. After three years working for the (Nicaraguan FA (FENIFUT)) as Academy supervisor, he also joined Walter Ferretti as goalkeeper coach.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Fútbol Nacional de luto ante fallecimiento de Salvador Dubois". 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Dubois con el Ferreti y Fenifut - La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Salón de la Fama (Bio) - Manfut (in Spanish)
- Salvador Dubois sigue en el fútbol, ahora como técnico - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
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