Franklin Renato Salas Baldeón (born 15 February 1970) is an Ecuadorian

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Career

Salas began his career working in the youth sides of

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, being an interim manager of the first team on some occasions before being named manager of the side on 9 December 2008. He achieved promotion to the

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in his first season in charge, but was sacked on 1 March 2010. Salas was appointed Técnico Universitario manager on 5 April 2010, with the club in the

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. On 15 September, he took over fellow league team Aucas, but left at the end of the season. Salas began the 2011 season at

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also in division two, but was dismissed in June. He was in charge of Mushuc Runa in the following year, and later joined the reserve sides of

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. Salas was an interim manager of Deportivo Quito on two occasions during the 2015 campaign, after the departures of

Paúl Vélez Ángeles Paúl Vélez Ordoñez (born 12 May 1971) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Cuenca, Vélez played only in local sides during his entire career. He represented Cruz del ...

and Carlos Sevilla. On 14 February 2017, he was permanently appointed manager of the side, now in the

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. Salas left Quito on 2 April 2019, and took over Clan Juvenil in the second level thirteen days later. He returned to Mushuc Runa in the following year, as a sporting director. On 29 May 2023, Salas was named interim manager of the ''Ponchito'', after

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was sacked. On 21 June, he was definitely appointed manager of the club for the second stage of the 2023 season. Salas was sacked from the ''Ponchito'' on 27 April 2024, following a 5–0 loss to

Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salas, Renato 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Quito Ecuadorian football managers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador managers C.D. Técnico Universitario managers S.D. Aucas managers Deportivo Azogues managers Mushuc Runa S.C. managers S.D. Quito managers