Leonel Cárcamo Batres (born May 5, 1965) is a retired Salvadoran

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player.

Club career

Cárcamo has played all of his professional career at hometown club Luis Ángel Firpo, becoming a club legend in the process. Snapped up by Firpo from lower league outfit Carrera when still in his teens, he won seven league titles in 17 years with the club. He scored the decisive penalty in the penalty shoot-out against

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to hand ''Los Pamperos'' their first league title in 1989. He was part of the most successful team in the history of the club, lining up alongside players like Marlon Menjívar,

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and his longtime central defensive partner Giovanni Trigueros.

International career

Cárcamo made his debut for

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in 1988 and has amassed a total of 84 caps in 13 years, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 27

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matches and played at the

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and

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s and at the

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and

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- RSSSF His final international game was a July 2000

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in Los Angeles against

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Personal life

Cárcamo is married with Consuelo Madelín Sánchez and the couple have three children: Madelín, Leonel and Osvaldo.

References

External links

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El adiós de Leonel
- El Diario de Hoy 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Usulután Department Men's association football defenders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Salvadoran football managers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo managers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub