| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ramón Paredes Zelaya | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-05-23) 23 May 1950 (age 74) | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Tecla, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lincoln | |||
| Rácing Jr. | |||
| El Salvador de San Francisco | |||
| 1980–1984 | Salvadoreño | ||
| 1985–1986 | New York Eagles | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980 | ADET | ||
| Quequeisque | |||
| 1986–1987 | Apopa | ||
| 1987–1989 | UES | ||
| 1989–1993 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1995 | Águila | ||
| 1993–1994 | Dragón | ||
| 1995–2000 | Águila | ||
| 2000–2002 | Alianza | ||
| 2002–2003 | El Salvador Olympic | ||
| 2002–2004 | El Salvador | ||
| 2004 | San Salvador | ||
| 2005–2006 | Independiente Nacional 1906 | ||
| 2008 | Once Municipal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Águila San Isidro | ||
| 2009 | Fuerte Aguilares | ||
| 2010 | Municipal Limeño | ||
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 2012 | Alianza | ||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Marte (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Marte Soyapango | ||
| 2016 | San Rafael Cedros | ||
| 2017 | Platense | ||
| 2018 | El Roble | ||
| 2018 | Brujos de Izalco | ||
| 2018 | Sonsonate (technical advisor) | ||
| 2021 | AD Destroyer | ||
| 2023-Present | Cangrejera FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Ramón Paredes Zelaya (born 23 May 1950) is a former Salvadoran professional football player and currently the manager of Cangrejera FC of the Tercera Division.
Coaching career
Alianza
He became the coach of Alianza at the beginning of 2000 season, he went on to win the Apertura 2001, in the process becoming 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 Independiente Nacional 1906 in September 2006.
Once Municipal
Juan Ramón Paredes was signed as coach of Once Municipal on 10 March 2008 after the shock resignation of Hugo Coria. However Juan Ramón Paredes could not reverse the terrible form slump of Once Municipal 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 Luis Guevara Mora who was moved upstairs to become Director of Sports.
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
- Salvadoran Primera División: Apertura 2001
AD Destroyer
International
- Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold Medal: 2002
References
- "Juan Ramon Paredes Zelaya :: Estadísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: Historial :: Partidos :: Noticias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: Ceroacero.es".
- Echaron a Paredes - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ¡Paredes renunció al Once Municipal! Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- Paredes llega al Aguilares - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- Paredes inició ayer con Limeño - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- Juan Ramón Paredes nuevo técnico del Atlético Marte - La Pagina (in Spanish)
| El Salvador squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- People 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
- El Salvador national football team managers