Saúl Victorino Molina is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer. He coached in El Salvador and Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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Club career

Molina started his career at Dragón

C.D. Dragon

Club Deportivo Dragón is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently plays in San Miguel, El Salvador.-Achievements:*Primera División: 2*El Salvador Benefit Tournament: 1-Current squad:As of 2010:=-Notable players:...

 while at the same time studying to become a teacher. He then spent too much time training with the national team that Dragón let him go and he joined 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 Águila

C.D. Águila

Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 in 1958. He took part in their promotion to the Salvadoran Premier Division and formed a dangerous frontline partnership with players like Juan Francisco Barraza

Juan Francisco Barraza

Juan Francisco Barraza Flores was a famous football player and manager from El Salvador.He is widely regarded one of the best Salvadoran footballers of all time.-Career:...

 and Juan Antonio Merlos

Juan Antonio Merlos

Juan Antonio Merlos Cabrera is a retired Salvadoran football player.-Club career:Nicknamed Maquínita, Merlos was snapped up by Águila at Racing San Miguel and took part in their promotion to the Salvadoran Premier Division in 1958. He also won his and the club's first league title in 1959, scoring...

. He also won his and the club's first league title in 1959, scoring the only goal of the second leg of the Final.In 1965 he left Aguila for 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,...

 after falling out with Argentinian coach Rodolfo Orlandini

Rodolfo Orlandini

Rodolfo Orlandini was an Argentine football midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930.-Club career:...

, but at Firpo he got injured soon and decided to retire from playing. After four years of retirement he returned to train with Dragón and then had a short stint at Aguila before a back injury cut short his career.

Managerial career

In 1981 he took up his first post as a coach when he took charge of 'his' Águila. He was appointed manager of Santa Clara

C.D. Santa Clara de El Salvador

Club Deportivo Santa Clara is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Pasaquina, La Union. The team was in the first division of El Salvador between 1997 to 2001.-Notable players:...

 in March 2000.In 2002-2003 he coached second division side Atlético Chaparrastique

C.D. Atletico chaparratique

Club Deportivo Atletico Chaparrastique , commonly known as Atletico Chaparrastique are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Moncagua, San Miguel, El Salvador.-External links:...

 almost to promotion. In April 2005 he was again appointed technical director of Águila.

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