Raúl Corcio Zavaleta (20 March 1937 – 28 October 2022) was a Salvadoran professional football player and coach.

Club career

Corcio joined newly promoted Club Deportivo Aguila in 1959, he assisted the club in winning back to back titles (1959, 1960–61). The latter was under the management of Honduran Carlos Padilla who played a major part in Zavaleta next move. Zavaleta became the first Salvadoran to join Honduran powerhouse Olimpia, In his two years (1963-1965) with Olimpia he was able to win one championship. [1]

International career

Corcio represented El Salvador.

Managerial career

In 1987, he took up his first post as a coach when he took charge of Cojutepeque. He was appointed manager of ADET in 1990.

Death

Corcio died on 28 October 2022, at the age of 78.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Falleció Raúl Corcio Zavaleta, ex jugador del Águila" (in Spanish). El Grafico. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.


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