Edgar Henríquez

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Edgar Henríquez
Personal information
Full name Edgar Alonso Henríquez
Date of birth (1964-03-16) 16 March 1964 (age 57)
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Adler San Nicolás
1984 Salvadoreño de Armenia
1985–1986 CD UES
1986–1987 CD Chalatenango
1988–1994 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
1994–1996 El Roble
1996–1997 Alianza FC
1997 El Roble
National team
1986–1994 El Salvador
Teams managed
España Adesse
San Luis
2008 Nejapa FC (assistant)
2009–2010 CD Vendaval
2010 CD UES (assistant)
2010–2011 CD UES (interim)
2011 CD Topiltzín
2011 Alianza FC (reserves)
2011–2012 Santa Tecla FC
2012–2013 CD Luis Ángel Firpo
2013–2014 Santa Tecla FC
2014 CD Marte Soyapango
2015 El Salvador U-17 team
2015–2016 CD UES
2017–2018 Independiente FC
2018 CD Vendaval
2018–2020 Alianza FC (reserves)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edgar Alonso Henríquez (born 16 March 1964 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran professional football midfielder and currently manager.

Club career[]

Nicknamed Kiko, Henríquez started his career at Tercera División club Adler San Nicolás, then moved up a division with Salvadoreño de Armenia and made his debut in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador with UES in 1985.

He also played for the country's top flight clubs Chalatenango, Luis Ángel Firpo, with whom he won four league titles, El Roble and Alianza, with whom he won one more championship.

He retired from playing in 1997.

International career[]

Henríquez made his debut for El Salvador in 1986 and has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

His final international game was a May 1994 Miami Cup match against Colombia.

Coaching career[]

He coached various clubs of the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, including UES, Luis Ángel Firpo and Santa Tecla, with varying degree of success.

Nejapa[]

In 2009 he was assistant of Nejapa.

Vendaval[]

In 2009 Henríquez signed as coach of Vendaval. He left the team in 2010.

UES[]

Henríquez signed as new coach of UES in November 2010. His balance with UES was two wins, six draws and four losses, after being replaced by Brazilian manager Eraldo Correia in March 2011.

Topiltzín[]

In 2011 he signed as new coach of Topiltzín, replacing Miguel Aguilar Obando.

Alianza reserves[]

In June 2011, Henríquez signed as new coach of the Alianza reserves, after moving in from Segunda División club Topiltzín.

Santa Tecla[]

In December 2011 he signed as new coach of Santa Tecla, replacing Rubén Alonso. Henríqued led the team to won the Clausura 2012 final of Segunda División and the promotion to the Primera División. He left the team in June 2012, being replaced by Osvaldo Escudero.

Luis Ángel Firpo[]

In 2012 he signed as new coach of Luis Ángel Firpo, replacing Nelson Mauricio Ancheta. Henríquez left the team in March 2013, being replaced by Roberto Gamarra.

Return to Santa Tecla[]

Henríquez signed again as new coach of Santa Tecla for the Apertura 2013 tournament, replacing William Renderos Iraheta. Santa Tecla finished in eighth position at the end of the tournament.

Henríquez left the team in May 2014 in mutual agreement with the club, being replaced by Osvaldo Escudero.

El Salvador under-17[]

In April 2015, Henríquez was hired to become the head coach of the El Salvador (Under 17) and Under 15 national football team. In December 2015, Henríquez resigned, being replaced by Erick Dowson Prado.

Marte Soyapango[]

In 2014 Henríquez signed as coach of Marte Soyapango.

Return to UES[]

Henríquez signed as new coach of UES again in the Clausura 2016 tournament, replacing Efraín Burgos. Henríquez had the mission to save the scarlet team from the descent. His first official match in his return was a 0–3 defeat against Alianza in the Estadio Cuscatlán.

The team was immersed in an economic and sports crisis. Despite an initial streak of matches without winning (5 games), UES defeated Atlético Marte 1–0 in the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González and began to add points that in the end were crucial to save the descent.

Henríquez started coaching the team in the Apertura 2016 tournament. His first match was 1–2 defeat against FAS in the Estadio Universitario. Then the team suffered a streak of matches without winning (11 games) and after a 1–3 against FAS in the Estadio Cuscatlán he left the team, being replaced by Efraín Burgos.

Henríquez coaching the team in 37 games.

Independiente FC[]

In August 2017 Henríquez signed as new coach of Independiente FC, replacing Rubén Alonso. His goal was to promote the team of San Vicente to the Primera División. However, he remained on the team until December of the same year.

Return to Vendaval[]

In 2018 Henríquez signed as new coach of Vendaval, again.

Honours[]

1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996

References[]

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