Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie (14 October 1932 – 18 July 1987) was a famous football player from El Salvador who played as a forward.
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Full name | Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1932-10-14)14 October 1932 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 July 1987(1987-07-18) (aged 54) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
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Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
–1958 | Atlético Marte | |||||||||||||||
? | Atlante San Alejo | |||||||||||||||
1958–1966 | Alianza | |||||||||||||||
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1954–1965 | El Salvador | 42 | (10) | |||||||||||||
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Sonsonate | ||||||||||||||||
Águila | ||||||||||||||||
UCA | ||||||||||||||||
1968 | El Salvador (Assistant Coach) | |||||||||||||||
1970-1971 | C.D. ADLER | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2008 |
Ruano was part of the successful Alianza team of the early 1960s when he played alongside Salvador Mariona and Roberto Rivas among others.[1]
Nicknamed Baiza, Alfredo Ruano participated in many tournaments throughout his career with El Salvador, such as the CCCF Championship, CONCACAF Championship, and Central American and Caribbean Games. He played in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games winning team alongside other Salvadoran football greats as Juan Francisco Barraza.[2][3]
Alfredo was married to Nora Elizabeth Guerra de Ruano and they had 4 children named Mario Alfredo Ruano Guerra, Ana Maria Ruano Guerra, JuanCarlos Alberto Ruano Guerra, Nora Elizabeth Ruano Guerra. He was the founder and business owner of Baiza Ruano Deportes in San Salvador, El Salvador. Baiza was also the father-in-law of another Salvadoran legend: Mágico González. His grandson Rodrigo González, who is the son of Mágico, later also played for Atlético Marte.[4]
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