Raúl Corcio Zavaleta (20 March 1937 – 28 October 2022) was a Salvadoran professional

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player and coach.

Club career

Corcio joined newly promoted Club Deportivo Aguila in 1959, he assisted the club in winning back to back titles (1959, 1960–61). The latter was under the management of Honduran Carlos Padilla who played a major part in Zavaleta next move. Zavaleta became the first Salvadoran to join Honduran powerhouse Olimpia, In his two years (1963-1965) with Olimpia he was able to win one championship

International career

Corcio represented El Salvador national football team, El Salvador.

Managerial career

In 1987, he took up his first post as a coach when he took charge of Cojutepeque. He was appointed manager of

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in 1990.

Death

Corcio died on 28 October 2022, at the age of 78.

References

External links

* http://www.edhdeportes.com/index.php/categoria-futbol-nacional/11962-que-paso-con-corcio-zavaleta * https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/ldquoEl-Bichordquo-que-se-nacionalizo-salvadoreno-20150114-0063.html 1937 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Santa Ana, El Salvador Salvadoran men's footballers Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers C.D. Águila footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Salvadoran football managers C.D. Olimpia players Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Men's association football forwards {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub