Salvador Antonio Mariona Rivera (born 27 December 1943) is a Salvadoran former
footballer
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who played as a
defender. At international level, he represented his
country
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at the
1970 FIFA World Cup
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in
Mexico
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.
Club career
Born in Santa Tecla, Mariona moved with his parents to
Izalco
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while still a boy and started a youth swimming career there, in the end winning a silver medal in a 4x100 m relief competition in
Puerto Rico
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. He then began his footballing career at Mario Calvo in the
third division
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Association football
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and moved up to the
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
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It was established in 1969, and in 2 ...
when he joined
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.
But he spent the major part of his career at Salvadoran giants
Alianza and also played for
Platense Zacatecoluca, after which he retired in 1977 and became a coach.
International career
Nicknamed ''Chamba'', he was selected to represent
El Salvador
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for ten years and featured in qualifying and playing in the 1970 World Cup.
Retirement
After football, Salvador Mariona worked as an insurance salesman and gained enough experience to found Desarrollo, SA which quickly became AIG Unión y Desarrollo, SA.
Mariona was the Chief Executive of his beloved
AlianzaJunta Directiva
- Alianza after taking over in 2005.
Personal life
Mariona is married to Floridalma Palacios and the couple have 5 children, one of them being the father of fellow footballer Javier Mariona, who has also represented El Salvador internationally.
References
External links
La enorme figura del “Gigante de ébano” Salvador Mariona
- El Gráfico
1943 births
Living people
People from La Libertad Department (El Salvador)
Salvadoran footballers
Men's association football defenders
Alianza F.C. footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
1970 FIFA World Cup players
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