Mauricio Alvarenga

Mauricio Alvarenga
Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Laureano Alvarenga Barraza
Date of birth	24 June 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth	El Salvador
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1967	Atlético Marte
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1972	Atlético Marte
1972–1973	Juventud Olímpica
1973–1974	Municipal
1974–1975	Negocios Internacionales
1975–1976	Tapachulteca
1978–1980	Once Lobos
1980–1982	Atlético Marte
1986–1987	Once Lobos
1987–1988	CESSA
1998–1999	San Joaquin
International career
	El Salvador U20
	El Salvador
Managerial career
1993–1995	Atlético Marte
1996	Once Lobos
1999	Dragón
1999	El Salvador (goalkeeping)
2005	Once Municipal
2006–2007	Once Lobos
2007	Fuerte San Francisco
2008–2009	Malacoff
2010–2011	Once Lobos
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Laureano Alvarenga Barraza (born 24 June 1951) is a Salvadoran retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

Club career[edit]

Alvarenga played the majority of his career in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, representing clubs such as Atlético Marte, Juventud Olímpica, Tapachulteca, Once Lobos, and CESSA. He spent two seasons abroad, one in Guatemala with Municipal and one in Belize with San Joaquin.^[2]

Alvarenga was the first-choice goalkeeper for the El Salvador under-20 side that won the 1964 CONCACAF Youth Tournament. It marked the first time that El Salvador won a CONCACAF youth championship.^[3]

Alvarenga earned caps for the El Salvador national team in the 1970s. He represented his country in 1973 and 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification.^[4]

^ "Mauricio Alvarenga at CeroACero". ceroacero.es (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ ""El Tarzán" de Chalchuapa que no olvida a Once Lobos" ["Tarzan" of Chalchuapa who can't forget Once Lobos]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Grupo Dutriz. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ Reyes, Mario (12 November 2019). "La Selecta de los eternos campeones" [La Selecta of eternal champions]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Editorial Altamirano Madriz, S.A. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ "El Salvador en eliminatorias rumbo a La Copa Mundo" [El Salvador in qualifying for the World Cup]. El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.