Leonel Cubas
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Leonel Catán Cubas was a football
player from El Salvador
.
with whom he won two league titles. He played at FAS alongside his brother Max Catán Cubas, nicknamed Chele.
in a friendly match against Colombian club side America Cali. He has earned a total of 5 including unofficial ones. His final international game was a March 1961 CCCF Championship
match against Honduras
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player from El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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Club career
Nicknamed Negro, Cubas has played for Salvadoran Premier Division side FASC.D. FAS
Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as C.D. FAS or simply FAS , is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Ana. They are rivals with Club Deportivo Águila. FAS currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, their home ground being the...
with whom he won two league titles. He played at FAS alongside his brother Max Catán Cubas, nicknamed Chele.
International career
In February 1961, Cubas made his debut for El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
in a friendly match against Colombian club side America Cali. He has earned a total of 5 including unofficial ones. His final international game was a March 1961 CCCF Championship
CCCF Championship
The CCCF Championship was a football tournament made just for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941–1961. It was founded in 1938 and the precursor of the CONCACAF, that was formed when CCCF merged with the NAFC in 1961...
match against Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
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