Ricardo Sepúlveda Johnston (19 May 1941 – 3 February 2014) was a

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manager and player. He played as a

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, retiring in 1973.

Managerial career

Following his retirement, he went on to manage several teams in El Salvador including Alianza,

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, UES, Independiente and

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. He coached Alianza to the 1987 final defeating Aguila on penalties. He also coached in

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with Suchitepéquez in 1981.

Death

Sepulveda died in El Salvador on the 3rd of February 2014, aged 72.
– El Grafico.com

Honours

Player

Alianza *

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador (First Division of Professional Football of El Salvador), more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, also known as Liga Pepsi for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional ...

: 1965–66, 1966–67, *

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Atletico Marte *Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador: 1969–70, 1970–71 Colo Colo *

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: 1962–63

Coach

Alianza *

: 1987

References

External links

“Nunca me dejaron ir”

1941 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Temuco Chilean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Colo-Colo footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. Municipal Limeño footballers Chilean Primera División players Salvadoran Primera División players Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers C.D. Suchitepéquez managers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) managers Atletico Marte managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate football managers in El Salvador 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-forward-stub