Rigoberto Guzmán
Encyclopedia
Rigoberto "Rigo" Guzmán Calderón (born June 11, 1932 in Atiquizaya
, El Salvador
) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer)
player and manager.
side for eight years.
at the 1968 Olympic Games
. Also, he is a painter and caricaturist and in 2006 he was given the title Maestro Meritísimo de El Salvador after 50 years of educating.
In January 2001, Professor Guzmán fell victim of an earthquake when his house collapsed.
Atiquizaya
Atiquizaya is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador. It covers an area of 66.64 km 2 and as of 2007 has a population of 33,587.-Cantons:It is divided into the following cantons:...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and manager.
Club career
Guzmán was a running athlete who competed at the 800 and 3000 metres but later became a football player and captained the Juventud Olimpica MetalioC.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio
Club Deportivo Juventud Olímpica Metalio, commonly known as Juventud Olímpica are a Salvadoran professional football club based in several locations including Sonsonate and also Barrio Santa Anita, San Salvador.-History:...
side for eight years.
Managerial career and other professions
Guzmán coached El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
at the 1968 Olympic Games
Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Final results for the football competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:-------------------------Group C:Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play Israel.----...
. Also, he is a painter and caricaturist and in 2006 he was given the title Maestro Meritísimo de El Salvador after 50 years of educating.
In January 2001, Professor Guzmán fell victim of an earthquake when his house collapsed.
External links
- Tribute - Memorias Guanacas