Salvador Flamenco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flamenco and the second or maternal family name is Cabezas.

Salvador Flamenco

Flamenco in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Salvador Flamenco Cabezas
Date of birth	(1947-02-28) 28 February 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s)	striker
Youth career
1959–1962	Quequeisque
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963	Quequeisque
1964–1971	Adler San Nicolas
1971–1972	FAS
1973	Platense
1974	Firpo
1975–1976	Dragon
International career
1968–1971	El Salvador	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009

Salvador Flamenco Cabezas (born 28 February 1947) is a retired footballer from El Salvador.

Career

Professional

Flamenco began his career playing for Quequeisque's youth system, being considered a promising young defender. He played in Primera and Segunda division for Quequeisque. Flamenco was soon signed to a long term professional contract by Adler in 1964. This would hinder as Adler refused to play abroad despite interest from Club America, Toluca and a few clubs from Argentina. Flamenco was eventually able to move to FAS in 1971 and he stayed there until 1973 when he moved to Platense under the tutelage of Jorge Tupinambá. He stayed there until Tupinambá was released, then followed Tupinambá to Firpo and Dragon. He retired from football in 1976.[1]

International career

Flamenco represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics[2] and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Personal life

Flamenco's brother Jorge also was a professional footballer who played for ADLER.

References

1. ""Chamba" Flamenco, volante de antaño de altos quilates". 17 June 2018.
2. "Salvador Flamenco Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

External links

• Salvador Flamenco – FIFA competition record (archived)