Raúl Esnal (23 April 1956 – 15 December 1993) was a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
defender from
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
, who obtained a total number of 4 international caps for the
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Celeste'' ("The Sky Blue") and ''Los Charrúas'' ("The Charrúa, Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's Association football, football since their first international m ...
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International career
He was a member of the team that won the
1983 Copa América
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
The cup was won by Uruguay, that beat Brazil ...
.
Personal life and death
Esnal is the father of Salvadoran footballer
Cristian Esnal.
On December 15, 1993, he was murdered in
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
, on the road between Ahuachapán and Acajutla. The murder case has never been solved.
Mareros asesinan a entrenador
- El Diario de Hoy
See also
*List of unsolved murders
These lists of unsolved murders include notable cases where victims were murdered in unknown circumstances.
* List of unsolved murders (before 1900)
* List of unsolved murders (1900–1979)
* List of unsolved murders (1980–1999)
* List of unsol ...
References
External links
*
Bio
- Montevideo Wanderers
* - CD Atletico Marte
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1956 births
1983 Copa América players
1990s murders in El Salvador
1993 crimes in El Salvador
1993 deaths
1993 murders in North America
A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
Men's association football defenders
Aurora F.C. players
C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
Copa América–winning players
Deaths by firearm in El Salvador
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
Footballers from Canelones Department
People murdered in El Salvador
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
Unsolved murders in El Salvador
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan people murdered abroad
Uruguayan Primera División players
Uruguay men's international footballers
20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina