Carlos Humberto Recinos Ortíz (born 30 June 1950) is a retired

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player from

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Playing years

Club career

Nicknamed ''Imacasa'' after the company he worked for, Recinos began his professional football career at FAS where he stayed for sixteen years. He won three domestic titles with FAS (1977–78, 1978–79, 1981) and helped them capture their first and so far only international title when they won the

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in 1979. After his contract with FAS ended in 1982, he spent two years on the sidelines following an injury before signing with UES for one year in 1984. In 1985, he joined Alianza and was part of the team that made the final against

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, however they were defeated by Atlético Marte in extra time and this would be his swansong as he retired soon after.

International career

He also played for

for 10 years and represented his country in 16

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matches and at the

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in Spain. Recinos also played for El Salvador at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

Managing years

During his twilight playing years, he trained to be a football coach and graduated as a soccer technical-director from AEFES (Association of soccer Trainers of El Salvador) in 1984. His first experience at the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador was while serving as assistant coach to Costa Rican

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at FAS. He became the national coach of El Salvador's Under 17, Under 20 and the national football team. In the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, he directed

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of Chalchuapa, Huracán of Atiquizaya,

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of Ahuachapán, and Malocas of Coatepeque. He founded C.D FAS's Infanto-Youthful school of soccer, from where some outstanding youthful soccer players came out of, like Gerald arose Towns,

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, Luis Castro, Juan Flores and Hellman Monterroso.

Managerial stats

References

External links

Su perfil y triunfos ¿Qué PASó con... carlos recinos ? Biography
- El Salvador.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Recinos, Carlos 1950 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football defenders Salvadoran men's footballers Pan American Games competitors for El Salvador Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games El Salvador men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players C.D. FAS footballers Alianza F.C. footballers El Salvador national football team managers C.D. FAS managers Salvadoran football managers