Armando Chacón (7 August 1914 – ?) was a Salvadoran football player and manager. He is the father of former FAS, Atlético Marte and Sonsonate midfielder in the 1960s , Armando Chacón, and is often referred to as "Armando Chacón Senior" when there is a chance of confusion between the two

Club career

Nicknamed ''El Tamarindo'', he was one of the first Salvadoran players to play abroad, playing for Universidad Católica in

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He also played club football for the now defunct C.D. 33 in the

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The ''Primera División'' of the (''Professional Football League''), more commonly known as ''La Liga Mayor'' or ''La Primera'', is the top professional association football, football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969, and in 2 ...

winning the 1937 and 1938 league titles with them.

International career

On March 28, 1935 he made his international debut in El Salvador's second group stage match at the 1935 Central American Games against Honduras, where he also got his first goal, scoring the third in a 3-4 loss. Chacon scored goals for the

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from 1935 to 1943. He represented his country at the 1935 Central American Games.

Manager career

After retiring as a player Chacón became a coach, he was the first ever coach of Salvadoran powerhouse club

C.D. FAS Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as FAS (pronounced "fas"), is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Ana. It competes in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, the country's top professiona ...

and also coached

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. He went on to win a title with Once Municipal in the 1948/1949 season,Un poco de Historia
- Once Municipal the club's first title and up until 2006 their only one.

Honours

International * Central American and Caribbean Games Bronze Medal (1):

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chacon, Armando Year of death missing Salvadoran footballers El Salvador international footballers Salvadoran expatriate footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Chile Salvadoran football managers 1914 births C.D. FAS managers Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for El Salvador Competitors at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games Association football midfielders Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football