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Salvadoran footballer (born 1965)
Leonel Cárcamo
Personal information
Full name Leonel Cárcamo Batres
Date of birth (1965-05-03) May 3, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Usulután, El Salvador
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1975–1977 Los Toros y Rubí
Oro y Plata
1984 Carrera F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–2001 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
International career
1988–2000 El Salvador 84 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2007 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
2009–2010 Santa Tecla FC
2010–2012 Alianza FC (assistant coach)
2011 Alianza FC (caretaker)
2012 Once Municipal
2012 CD Arcense
2014 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
2017–2019 Santa Tecla FC (reserves)
2019 Santa Tecla FC (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cárcamo and the second or maternal family name is Batres.

Leonel Cárcamo Batres (born May 5, 1965) is a retired Salvadoran football 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 Cojutepeque 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, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Raúl Díaz Arce and his longtime central defensive partner Giovanni Trigueros.

International career

Cárcamo made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has amassed a total of 84 caps in 13 years, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 and 1997 UNCAF Nations Cups and at the 1996 and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international game was a July 2000 friendly match in Los Angeles against Guatemala.

Personal life

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

References

  1. Legends:LEONEL CARCAMO - LA Firpo fanspace (in Spanish)
  2. El Salvador - List of Final Tables - RSSSF
  3. Leonel Cárcamo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 1993 - Details - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

External links

El Salvador squads
El Salvador squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
El Salvador
El Salvador squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
El Salvador


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