Edgar Alonso Henríquez is a Salvadoran retired football

Football (soccer)

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 midfielder

Midfielder

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Club career

Nicknamed Kiko, Henríquez started his career at third division outfit Adler, then moved up a division with Salvadoreño de Armenia

C.D. Salvadoreño

Club Deportivo Salvadoreño are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Armenia Sonsonate, El Salvador.-External links:*http://www.elsalvadorterceradivisiondefutbol.com/2010/04/el-salvadoreno-de-armenia-favorito.html...

 and made his debut in the Salvadoran Premier League with UES

C.D. Universidad de El Salvador

Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....

 in 1985. He also played for the country's top flight sides Chalatenango

C.D. Chalatenango

Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:...

, Luis Ángel Firpo

C.D. Luis Angel Firpo

Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 with whom he won four league tiltes, El Roble

Asociación de Futbolistas de Ilobasco

Asociación de Futbolistas de Ilobasquenses are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Ilobasco, El Salvador.Currently playing in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-History:...

 and Alianza

Alianza F.C.

Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

 with whom he won one more championships. He retired from playing in 1997.

International career

Henríquez made his debut for El Salvador

El Salvador national football team

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 in 1986 and has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

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 match.

His final international game was a May 1994 Miami Cup match against Colombia

Colombia national football team

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Managerial career

After he retired, he became a manager, and worked in that capacity with UES

C.D. Universidad de El Salvador

Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....

 in the Salvadoran second Division

Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

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 after being replaced by Brazilian manager Eraldo Correia

Eraldo Correia

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 in March 2011. In June 2011, Henríquez became in charge of the Alianza Reserves after moving in from second division

Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño is the second level of the El Salvador League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of...

 side Topiltzín.

Honours

• Salvadoran Premier League: 5

1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996

External links

• Ficha de EDGAR HENRIQUEZ - BDFA
• Vendaval no la aprovechó - La Prensa Gráfica (Coach of Vendaval)
• elsalvador.com :.: ¿Qué pasó con... "Kiko" Henríquez? - El Salvador.com