Manuel Cañadas
Encyclopedia
Manuel de Jesús Cañadas is a retired footballer from El Salvador
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, but also had spells at Alianza
and Luis Ángel Firpo
as well as in Guatemala
with Antigua GFC
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from 1968 through 1976 but missed out on the 1970 FIFA World Cup
squad due to injury.
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
Cañadas has played the majority of his career at Atlético MarteAtlético Marte
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...
, but also had spells at Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...
and Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
as well as in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
with Antigua GFC
Antigua GFC
Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They play their home games at the Estadio Pensativo which has a capacity of 9,000. They are nicknamed Los Antigueños , Los Panzas Verdes and Los Aguacateros .-History:The club was founded in 1958...
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International career
Cañadas has played 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...
from 1968 through 1976 but missed out on the 1970 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
squad due to injury.
External links
- ¿Qué pasó con... Manuel Cañadas ?Su perfil y triunfos (Profile) - ElSalvador.com