Emiliano José Pedrozo Cantarero (born July 6, 1972 in

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) is a former Argentine-born

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professional

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player and currently manager.

Club career

Born in Argentina, Pedrozo joined his fellow countrymen Dionel Bordón and

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at Salvadoran side FAS in 1994. He would live to play in

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for the remainder of his career, playing for several First and Second Division sides. In 2005, Pedrozo became the seventh player to score 100 goals in Salvadoran league history, and retired with 114 goals scored in the

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. In 2010, Emiliano Pedrozo coached the Sub-18 Escuela Alemana of

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football team and lead them to victory for two consecutive years.

International career

Pedrozo became a Salvadoran citizen in 2004 and made his debut for

in a November 2004

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match against

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. The match proved to be his sole international game.

Titles

Manager stats

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedrozo, Emiliano 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Lanús Argentine emigrants to El Salvador Naturalized citizens of El Salvador Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Salvadoran footballers C.D. FAS footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers San Salvador F.C. footballers C.D. Águila footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Nejapa footballers