Raúl Magaña

Raúl Magaña
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Alfredo Magaña Monzón
Date of birth	24 February 1940
Place of birth	Santa Ana, El Salvador
Date of death	30 September 2009 (aged 69)
Place of death	El Salvador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1963	FAS
1963	Tipografía Nacional
1963–1964	Municipal
1964–1965	USAC
1965–1966	Alianza
1967	Montreal Cantalia
1968	Toronto Falcons
1968–1970	Atlético Marte
1970–1971	FAS
1971	Once Municipal
1975	Alianza
International career
1961–1970	El Salvador
Managerial career
1976, 1979, 1984, 1987	El Salvador
1980	Alianza
	Luis Ángel Firpo
1976	Platense
	Chalatenango
	Juventud Olímpica
2004–2008	Atlético Marte
1985–1986	ADOC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007

Raúl Alfredo Magaña Monzón (24 February 1940 – 30 September 2009)^[1] was a Salvadoran footballer and manager.

He is regarded as one of the greats of Salvadoran football.^{[citation needed]}

Club career[edit]

Magaña made his debut aged 18 against Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, coming on as a sub for Humberto Pérez.^[2] He played for several Salvadoran top level sides, most prominently for hometown club FAS, and also had spells in Guatemala and Canada. He finished his career with Alianza in January 1975.

During his stay at USAC, he earned himself an economy degree.

International career[edit]

Nicknamed Araña (spider) and even El Gran Salvadoreño (the great Salvadoran), Magaña represented his country at their first ever World Cup, the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico,^[3] the final match against the Soviet Union also being his final international. Like his idol, the legendary Lev Yashin, Magaña also dressed in black and wore caps.^[4]

Managerial career[edit]

He managed the national side in four different periods, making his debut against Guatemala in 1976. One of his last tricks was to lead Atlético Marte back in the Premier Division after years in the doldrums.

Also, he was president of the CONCACAF Technical Commission for more than eight years.^[5]

Death[edit]

Magaña died of gastric cancer on 30 September 2009, aged 69.^[6] He was survived by his 5 children.

Honours[edit]

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador: 6

1957/58, 1961/62, 1962, 1965/66, 1968/69, 1970

Liga Nacional de Guatemala:

1963-1964

References[edit]

^ Herrera S., Jorge (7 October 2009). "Falleció Raúl "Araña" Magaña Monzón" (in Spanish). Revista Debate. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.
^ Santa Ana, la ciudad de las párvulas ilusiones, de rodillas ante el deceso de Raúl Alfredo Magaña... – CD FAS (in Spanish)
^ Raúl Magaña – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Descansa en paz, “Araña” Archived 4 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
^ El señor del arco – El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
^ Hasta siempre, Araña – El Salvador.com (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Raúl Magaña at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Herrera S., Jorge (7 October 2009). "Falleció Raúl "Araña" Magaña Monzón" (in Spanish). Revista Debate. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.

[2] Santa Ana, la ciudad de las párvulas ilusiones, de rodillas ante el deceso de Raúl Alfredo Magaña... – CD FAS (in Spanish)

[3] Raúl Magaña – FIFA competition record (archived)

[4] Descansa en paz, “Araña” Archived 4 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)

[5] El señor del arco – El Salvador.com (in Spanish)

[6] Hasta siempre, Araña – El Salvador.com (in Spanish)

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