Juan Ramón Paredes Zelaya (born 23 May 1950) is a former

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professional

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player and currently the manager of Cangrejera FC of the Tercera Division.

Coaching career

Alianza

Paredes became the coach of Alianza at the beginning of the 2000 season. He went on to win the Apertura 2001; in the process, Paredes became the first (and, so far, only) Salvadoran to win a title with Alianza as coach. He took the team to several final series before quitting the club to become coach of the El Salvador national team. Paredes led the El Salvador team to the Central American and Caribbean titles in 2002. He quit as manager of

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in September 2006.

Once Municipal

Juan Ramón Paredes was signed as coach of

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on 10 March 2008 after the shock resignation of Hugo Coria. However Juan Ramón Paredes could not reverse the terrible form slump of

after only 8 matches in charge with only 3 draws and 5 losses to show for it (including a 5–2 defeat against Isidro Metapán). Paredes resigned as coach on 27 April.

Other Coaching Duties

In October 2009 he replaced Victor Girón at Fuerte Aguilares and in May 2010 Paredes signed up with fellow Second division side Municipal Limeño for the remainder of the 2010 Clausura season. In October 2010 he joined Atlético Marte, replacing

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who was moved upstairs to become Director of Sports.Juan Ramón Paredes nuevo técnico del Atlético Marte
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Alianza

Paredes was given again coaching duties in Alianza after the team lost the clásico against Águila at home. Paredes replaced interim coach Cárcamo Batres.

Honours

Club

Atletico Marte *

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Alianza *

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: Apertura 2001 AD Destroyer * Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño: Clausura 2021

International

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Gold Medal:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paredes, Juan Ramon 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from La Libertad Department (El Salvador) Salvadoran men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in the United States Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Salvadoran football managers C.D. Águila managers C.D. Municipal Limeño managers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) managers El Salvador national football team managers Men's association football players not categorized by position