Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez (born January 13, 1979, in La Libertad,

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) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

Navarro started his career with Alianza at a very young age. He would go on to play for Alianza for a little more than 13 years, winning four league titles with them. He captained Alianza for several years. He then left Alianza to join Chalatenango and in 2009, moved to

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. In 2010, he joined UES, but an injury took him out of the game until at least September 2011.

International career

Navarro, a creative midfielder, has also played for the Salvadoran Under-23. He made his senior debut for

in an October 2001

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against

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and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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and was a non-playing squad member at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international game was a July 2003 friendly match against

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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from La Libertad Department (El Salvador) Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers Alacranes Del Norte footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub