Manuel Salazar
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Manuel Alejandro Salazar Rivas (born January 23, 1986 in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...

) is a retired Salvadoran footballer. He represented the Salvadoran national team
El 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...

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Club career

In December 2008, Salazar along with his club and national team teammate Carlos Monteagudo
Carlos Monteagudo
Carlos Romeo Monteagudo Alfaro is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Luis Ángel Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier Division.-Club career:...

, both were invited to train with Mexican Primera División A team Monterrey 1a. A (effectively CF Monterreys
Club de Fútbol Monterrey
The Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, and the current champion of the CONCACAF Champions League. Founded on June 28, 1945, it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico....

 reserve team), with the hopes of signing with the clubs second division side. After the two week trial, both players returned to El Salvador, with the promise from head coach Gerardo Jiménez, that he would look to open negotiations to transfer them to the club, whether on a fulltime basis, or on loan. On July 1, 2010, Salazar signed a six month contract with FAS
C.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...

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International career

Salazar received his first call up to the national team in January 2007. He officially received his first cap on February 10, 2007 in a UNCAF Nations Cup
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007
-Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto...

 match against Nicaragua
Nicaragua national football team
The Nicaragua national football team is the national team of Nicaragua and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. It is among the weakest teams in Central America and achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, when they qualified for the 2009...

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Retirement from football

On May 18, 2011, Salazar decided to retire from the sport to focus on his academic and business ventures.

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