José Mauricio Manzano López (born 30 September 1943 in

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) is a retired

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player from

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who represented his country at the

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International career

Manzano has represented his country in youth team selections and the senior team in 5

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matches as well as in one game at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Finals. He was injured in the first half of that latter match against

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, missing the other group games as a consequence.

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Manzano left the capital for the countryside to work as an agricultural engineer for the Ministry of Agriculture. On his return to San Salvador, he picked up football again as a coach.¿QuÉ PASÓ con... Mauricio Manzano ?Su perfil y triunfos
- El Salvador.com

Honours

* Salvadoran Cup: 1 :: 1970

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1943 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador Men's association football defenders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. FAS footballers Salvadoran football managers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub