Edgar Alonso Henríquez (born 16 March 1964) is a former

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professional

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and currentlythe manager of El Salvador U-21 team.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Kiko'', Henríquez started his career at

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club Adler San Nicolás, then moved up a division with Salvadoreño de Armenia and made his debut in the

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with UES in 1985. He also played for the country's top flight clubs Chalatenango,

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, with whom he won four league titles, El Roble and Alianza, with whom he won one more championship. He retired from playing in 1997.

International career

Henríquez made his debut for

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in 1986 and has represented his country in 1

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match. His final international game was a May 1994 Miami Cup match against

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Coaching career

He coached various clubs of the

, including UES,

and Santa Tecla, with varying degree of success.

Nejapa

In 2009, he was assistant of

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Vendaval

In 2009, Henríquez signed as coach of Vendaval. He left the team in 2010.

UES

Henríquez signed as new coach of UES in November 2010. His balance with UES was two wins, six draws and four losses, after being replaced by Brazilian manager

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in March 2011.

Topiltzín

In 2011, he signed as new coach of Topiltzín, replacing

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Alianza reserves

In June 2011, Henríquez signed as new coach of the Alianza reserves, after moving in from

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club Topiltzín.

Santa Tecla

In December 2011, he signed as new coach of Santa Tecla, replacing Rubén Alonso. Henríqued led the team to won the Clausura 2012 final of Segunda División and the promotion to the Primera División. He left the team in June 2012, being replaced by

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Luis Ángel Firpo

In 2012, he signed as new coach of

, replacing

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. Henríquez left the team in March 2013, being replaced by Roberto Gamarra.

Return to Santa Tecla

Henríquez signed again as new coach of Santa Tecla for the Apertura 2013 tournament, replacing

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. Santa Tecla finished in eighth position at the end of the tournament. Henríquez left the team in May 2014 in mutual agreement with the club, being replaced by Osvaldo Escudero.

El Salvador under-17

In April 2015, Henríquez was hired to become the head coach of the El Salvador (Under 17) and Under 15 national football team. In December 2015, Henríquez resigned, being replaced by Erick Dowson Prado.

Marte Soyapango

In 2014, Henríquez signed as coach of Marte Soyapango.

Return to UES

Henríquez signed as new coach of UES again in the Clausura 2016 tournament, replacing Efraín Burgos. Henríquez had the mission to save the scarlet team from the descent. His first official match in his return was a 0–3 defeat against Alianza in the

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. The team was immersed in an economic and sports crisis. Despite an initial streak of matches without winning (5 games), UES defeated

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1–0 in the

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and began to add points that in the end were crucial to save the descent. Henríquez started coaching the team in the Apertura 2016 tournament. His first match was 1–2 defeat against FAS in the Estadio Universitario. Then the team suffered a streak of matches without winning (11 games) and after a 1–3 against FAS in the Estadio Cuscatlán he left the team, being replaced by Efraín Burgos. Henríquez coaching the team in 37 games.

Independiente FC

In August 2017, Henríquez signed as new coach of Independiente FC, replacing Rubén Alonso. His goal was to promote the team of San Vicente to the Primera División. However, he remained on the team until December of the same year.

Return to Vendaval

In 2018, Henríquez signed as new coach of Vendaval, again.

Honours

: 5 :: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996

Managerial stats

References

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