Ernesto Góchez Lovo (born September 14, 1976) is a former

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 Salvad ...

professional footballer.

Club career

An attacking midfielder, Góchez's started his professional career at

Atlético Marte Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

and it spanned fourteen years while also playing top flight football for C.D. Águila,

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 ...

Alianza F.C. Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Founded in 1958, Alianza was almost immediately successful, winning its first championships in the 1966 and 1967 Salvadoran seasons. Even ...

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 ...

and San Salvador F.C. In 2001, Góchez wanted to leave his first club, Atlético Marte, for Águila, only to see his move blocked by Marte who quickly responded by selling him to rivals FAS.

Coaching career

Góchez was assistant to Argentinean coach

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and reserve team coach at Atlético Marte, until being dismissed in September 2009. In December 2018, Góchez was confirmed as new coach of the El Salvador under-17. Gochez was hired as the sporting director FAS on 2023

However due to disagreement with the board and lack of support, he ended up resigning

International career

Góchez made his debut for El Salvador national football team, El Salvador in a March

1999 UNCAF Nations Cup The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras ...

match against Honduras and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the

His final international was an August 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.'' He currently acts as an official of the

El Salvador national under-20 football team The El Salvador Under 20s football team, more commonly known as La Azulita, is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international Under 20 or youth football competitions. Their first U-20 World Cup was a ...

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- El Salvador FC.com

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- Diaro de Hoy {{DEFAULTSORT:Gochez, Ernesto 1976 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. Águila footballers C.D. FAS footballers Alianza F.C. footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers San Salvador F.C. footballers