Joaquín Alonso Ventura (born 27 October 1956) is a retired Salvadoran
football
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player.
Club career
Nicknamed ''La Muerte (The death)'', Ventura played for Salvadoran sides
Santiagueño and
Águila, with whom he won the
1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 12th 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 ...
.
International career
Ventura has represented
his country in 4
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches and played in all of their games at the
1982 World Cup
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in Spain.
Retirement
After retiring Ventura became a fitness instructor and English teacher.
"Nos desquitamos contra los meseros del hotel
- El Diario de Hoy
References
External links
- El Balón Cuscatleco
1956 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Salvadoran men's footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
C.D. Águila footballers
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