Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez (born January 13, 1979 in La Libertad,

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) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

Navarro started his career with Alianza at a very young age. He would go on to play for Alianza for a little more than 13 years, winning four league titles with them. He captained Alianza for several years. He then left Alianza to join Chalatenango and in 2009, moved to

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. In 2010, he joined UES, but an injury took him out of the game until at least September 2011.

International career

Navarro, a creative midfielder, has also played for the Salvadoran Under-23. He made his senior debut for

in an October 2001

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against

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and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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and was a non-playing squad member at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international game was a July 2003 friendly match against

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* 1979 births Living people People from La Libertad Department (El Salvador) Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Alianza F.C. footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers Alacranes Del Norte footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub