Dagoberto Portillo Gamero (born November 16, 1979) is a

Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvado ...

former

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. He was banned for life in 2013, for

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while playing for the

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Career

Club

He began his football career with Alianza in 1999. In 2001, he transferred to Luís Ángel Firpo where he remained until 2003. That same year he was transferred to

C.D. Chalatenango Asociación Deportiva Chalatenango is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Chalatenango, El Salvador, they are currently playing in the top-tier Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador. The club was founded in 1950 as C.D. Alac ...

, with whom he played for the Clausura 2004. For the Apertura 2004, he arrived at Isidro Metapán, for whom he played until 2006, until he rejoined with Alianza again. For the Apertura 2008, Portillo returned to form part of the Isidro Metapán squad. He later would go on to join FAS for the Apertura 2009 before leaving to

Once Municipal Club Deportivo Once Municipal was a Salvadoran football team from Ahuachapán that last competed in the Primera División, the premier division of Football in El Salvador, in 2018. It was nicknamed "''The Canarian Tank"'', and its home stadium ...

for the Apertura 2010. Though he returned to Luís Ángel Firpo for the 2011 season and has remained there ever since.

International

Dagoberto Portillo began his international career with El Salvador's U20 national team in 1995. Through the years, he also went on to form part of the El Salvador's U21 and the El Salvador's U23. He made his debut with the senior team in a March 2007

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against

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, under then coach

Carlos de los Cobos Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born 10 December 1958) is a Mexican former professional football player and manager who last managed El Salvador. Playing career As a player, de los Cobos spent the majority of his playing career in his native Me ...

. During his career in the senior team, he has been injured numerous times; one game against Costa Rica in 2010 led him to the hospital. On September 20, 2013, Portillo was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with

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* 1979 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football goalkeepers Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Alianza F.C. footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers C.D. FAS footballers C.D. Once Municipal footballers Sportspeople involved in betting scandals Sportspeople banned for life {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub