Leonardo Salas (14 September 1939 – 31 March 2020) was a Chilean
football manager and player who played as a
forward. Besides Chile, he developed his career in El Salvador.
Career
Salas played for
Audax Italiano in the
Chilean Primera División from 1962 to 1966.
In 1967, he moved to El Salvador by recommendation of the Chilean coach
Hernán Carrasco and joined
Atlante San Alejo
A.D. Atlante San Alejo, or better known as Atlante, was a professional soccer team in El Salvador.
History
Atlante played in San Alejo, La Unión. The club was previously called ''Guardia Nacional'', however in the 1955–1956 season they chang ...
.
Next, he switched to
Alianza, taking part of the historical squad known as ''La Oquesta Alba'' (The White Orchestra). With Alianza, he won the
1967 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1967 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 3rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club ...
,
scoring in both the semifinal against
Philadelphia Ukrainians
The first Philadelphia Ukrainians team, also known as the "Philadelphia Tridents", Tryzub FC (Ukrainian Sports Association Philadelphia Tridents, in uk, УСО (Український Спортовий Осередок) «Тризуб» (Філ ...
and the finals against
Jong Colombia.
Considered a historical player of Alianza, he was honored in May 2019 in a
2019 Clausura match against
Municipal Limeño.
He returned to Atlante San Alejo in 1968 and retired due to a knee injury.
As a football manager, he led
Universidad de El Salvador
The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador (UES) is the oldest and the most prominent university institution in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria, is located ...
in its promotion to the
Salvadoran Primera División in 1981.
He also worked as football coach at
Externado San José School,
José Matías Delgado University and FundaMadrid El Salvador
as well as at some El Salvador national youth teams at the end of the 1970s.
Personal life
He made his home in El Salvador and died on 31 March 2020 due to a heart attack.
Honours
Alianza
*
CONCACAF Champions' Cup:
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
References
1939 births
2020 deaths
Place of birth missing
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Audax Italiano footballers
Salvadoran Primera División players
Alianza F.C. footballers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
Men's association football forwards
Chilean football managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
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