Mario Ernesto Mayén Meza (born 19 May 1968) is a retired
Salvadoran
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professional
footballer
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.
Club career
Mayén Meza has played for three of the 'Big Four' of Salvadoran football:
Alianza,
FAS and
Águila. He finished his career at
San Salvador F.C., with whom he won their first league title.
International career
Nicknamed ''el Negro'', Mayén made his debut for
El Salvador
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in an April 1991
UNCAF Nations Cup
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qualification match against
Nicaragua
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and has earned a total of 36 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 6
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches and played at the
1991
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,
1993
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,
1995
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and
1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
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Squads
:For a complete list of all participating squads see '' UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squads''
Preliminary round
Venue
First round
Group A
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Group B
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s as well as at the
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The tournament returned to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los ...
His final international match was a May 1997 World Cup qualification match against
Jamaica
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.
Retirement
Formally, his name is Meza Mayén instead of Mayén Meza because his father's name is Meza. He was also nicknamed ''el Tiburón'' (the Shark), since he used to smell like fish at the training ground after first helping his mother in her fish shops. He now runs his own seafood business in
La Libertad and has been an assistant coach with
San Salvador F.C., where he was dismissed in April 2007,
Saúl Rivero, al rescate
- El Salvador.com Luis Ángel Firpo
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Boxing career
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and Águila.
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
People from La Libertad Department (El Salvador)
Men's association football defenders
Salvadoran men's footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Alianza F.C. footballers
C.D. FAS footballers
C.D. Águila footballers
San Salvador F.C. footballers