José Luis Rugamas Portillo (born 5 June 1953 in San Salvador) is a

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and former professional player. He was interim manager of the El Salvador national team. As a player, he represented his country at the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

in Spain.

Club career

Rugamas played the majority of his career for

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 ...

with whom he won two league titles. He had earlier clinched a championship with Platense in 1975. At the end of his career he had spells in Guatemalan and Belizean football.

International career

Rugamas represented his country in 16

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matches and played in two games at the

. His final international game was a September 1989

match against the

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Managerial career

From 1996 to 1998, Rugamas managed the Reserves of

, including the Apertura 1998 and the Clausura 1999. In 1996, he became manager of Atlético Marte and would continue to do so until 1997. He also managed Atlético Marte in the Clausura 1999 and the Apertura 1999. He took the reins at FAS in 1999 along with José María Rivas.Mandingo y Rugamas le van a FAS
– El Diario de Hoy

National teams

In 2005, he became manager of the

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. From 2006 to 2009, under

Carlos de los Cobos Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born 10 December 1958) is a Mexican former professional football player and manager who last managed El Salvador. Playing career As a player, de los Cobos spent the majority of his playing career in his native Me ...

' reign, Rugamas was the assistant coach of the El Salvador national football team. After the resignation of de los Cobos at the end of 2009, Rugamas stepped up and became the interim coach for his country the following year. His contract would have expired in December 2010 as the interim manager although the CESEN and the FESFUT organized an agreement to let him manage the El Salvador national football team throughout the 2011 Central American Cup.

Honours

Club honours

As a player

* Platense **

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The ''Primera División'' of the (''Professional Football League''), more commonly known as ''La Liga Mayor'' or ''La Primera'', is the top professional association football, football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969, and in 2 ...

(La Primera) (1): 1975 *

(La Primera) (2): 1980–81, 1982 **

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Runners-up (1):

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

* FAS **

(La Primera) (1): 1984

References

External links

El Salvador en la Copa Mundo 1982
– ElBalónCuscatleco {{DEFAULTSORT:Rugamas, Jose Luis 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from San Salvador Association football midfielders Salvadoran footballers El Salvador international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. FAS footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Salvadoran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Belize Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Belize El Salvador national football team managers Premier League of Belize players Salvadoran football managers