Luis Ángel Salmerón (; born March 18, 1982, in Córdoba,

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Career

Salmerón began playing for Ferro Carril Oeste in 2000. He spent several years playing lower league football with the likes of

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, Tigre and Talleres de Córdoba before joining

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side Banfield in 2009. He was a bit part player in the Apertura 2009 championship appearing in 4 games. On 13 December 2009 he celebrated with his teammates when Banfield won the Argentine championship for the first time in the history of the club. In 2010, after a scoreless season in Banfield, Salmerón joined Independiente Rivadavia in the

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Honours

Banfield * Primera División Argentina: Apertura 2009

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salmeron, Luis 1982 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Chinese Super League players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Venezuelan Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in China Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela