Gustavo "Taviche" Marroquín (died 27 March 1943) was a
Salvadoran
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footballer
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who played as a
striker
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for the
El Salvador national team from 1928 to 1930.
Club career
Marroquín played for the American football club
Fortuna SC.
International career
Marroquín scored the first five goals in the history of the
El Salvador national football team
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In 1899, two teams from Santa Ana and San Sa ...
during a
friendly match
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against
Honduras
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on 7 December 1928 which ended 5–0, El Salvador's first ever international victory.
International goals
:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''
See also
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El Salvador national football team
The El Salvador national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de El Salvador) represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT).
In 1899, two teams from Santa Ana and San Sa ...
References
Salvadoran men's footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Competitors at the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games
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