Giovanni Trigueros Martínez (born 8 December 1966) is a former Salvadoran professional

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and currently manager.

Club career

Trigueros has played the majority of his career for

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, with whom he won four league titles in 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993. He formed a legendary central defensive pairing with

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in the national team and was part of the most successful team in the history of Luis Ángel Firpo, lining up alongside players like Marlon Menjívar,

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and

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. In March 2005, Trigueros was given a

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, with veteran players of Luis Ángel Firpo and

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Coaching career

El Salvador national under-20 team

In 2012, Trigueros signed as assistant coach of

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El Salvador women's national team

In 2014, Trigueros signed as coach of

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Return to El Salvador national under-20 team

In 2015, Trigueros signed again as assistant coach of El Salvador national under-20 football team. In February 2015, Trigueros was fired due to budget cuts.

Once Municipal

In June 2015, Trigueros signed as new coach of

, replacing Marco Pineda. In February 2016, Trigueros was replaced by Sandra Escalante de Martínez.

Luis Ángel Firpo

In March 2018, Trigueros signed as new coach of

for the Clausura 2018 tournament, replacing

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. However, Trigueros suffered a severe administrative, economic and sports crisis with the club. In May 2018, Trigueros was replaced by assistant coach Jorge Calles.

El Vencedor

In June 2018, Trigueros signed as new coach of CD El Vencedor.

International career

Trigueros made his debut for

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in a March 1988

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against

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and has earned a total of 47 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 19

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matches. He has also been captain in the national team. His final international was a November 1996 friendly match against

Honours

Manager

Club

; C.D. El Vencedor *

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** Champion: Apertura 2018

International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trigueros, Giovanni 1966 births Living people People from Ahuachapán Association football defenders Salvadoran footballers El Salvador international footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers