Ramón Alfredo Fagoaga Romero (born 12 January 1952) is a former Salvadoran

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Club career

Despite suffering from asthma, Fagoaga started playing at the ''Pipiles'' youth team and when turned professional he played as a striker for Dragón in the Salvadoran second division. When he later joined

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he was made a central defender since Marte already had seven strikers in the squad.

International career

Fagoaga was a member of the

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team at the

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in Spain and represented his country in 23

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matches. He played 105 matches for his country including non-official ones.

Retirement

In 2006 Fagoaga was named temporary manager of FESFUT, the

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.Movimientos en la FESFUT
- La Prensa Gráfica

Honours

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The ''Primera División'' of the (''Professional Football League''), more commonly known as ''La Liga Mayor'' or ''La Primera'', is the top professional association football, football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969, and in 2 ...

: 3 :: 1980–1981 Clausura, 1982 Clausura, 1985 Clausura ''(

C.D. Atlético Marte Club Deportivo Atlético Marte, also known as Atlético Marte, is a Salvadorian association football club based in San Salvador. The club plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, the top tier of the El Salvador football league sy ...

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Runners-up ::

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

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- Elfaro.net 1952 births Living people People from San Miguel, El Salvador Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Atlético Marte footballers Men's association football defenders C.D. Dragón footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub