Erick Dowson Prado Meléndez (born January 25, 1976) is a retired

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professional

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, and the current manager of first division team Chalatenango.

Club career

ADET

A tall and tough defensive

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, Prado has had a lengthy career in the

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, starting with

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, with whom he clinched promotion to the top tier, alongside Santos Rivera and

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. After short spells at Alianza,

again, FAS and

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, he ended up at Isidro Metapán for whom he played for almost 10 successive years bar a short stint at

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club

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Isidro Metapán

Skipper of Isidro Metapán, Prado suffered a serious knee injury at the end of the Apertura 2010 tournament and after almost 500 matches in 17 years of professional football, Prado finished his playing career in 2011, to become a coach. With Isidro Metapán, Dowson Prado won the Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010 and Apertura 2010.

Coaching career

Turín FESA

In 2013 Dowson Prado signed as coach of Turín FESA. With Turín FESA Dowson Prado won the Clausura 2012 and Apertura 2014 of the

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FAS reserves

In 2015 he signed as new coach of FAS reserves. With the juvenile team Dowson Prado won the Apertura 2015 tournament de Categoría de Reservas.

El Salvador Under-17

In January 2016 Dowson Prado signed as new coach of El Salvador (Under 17), replacing

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. In May 2017, Dowson Prado was not renewed by the FESFUT.

FAS

Dowson Prado signed as new coach of FAS for the rest of the Apertura 2018 tournament, replacing Colombian manager Álvaro de Jesús Gómez, who left the team because of family problems. Previously, Dowson Prado worked as an assistant of Álvaro de Jesús Gómez. In November 25, Dowson Prado got to classify FAS for the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018 tournament, after a 0–0 draw against Isidro Metapán in the

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International career

Prado made his debut for

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in a December 1993

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against the

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and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7

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matches and played at the

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and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international game was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against

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Honours

: 5 :: Clausura 2007, Apertura 2088, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2010

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prado, Erick 1976 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Alianza F.C. footballers C.D. FAS footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Men's association football midfielders