Ramón Flores (footballer)

Ramón Ulises Flores Aguirre (born August 21, 1982 in Santa Ana) is a Salvadoran former footballer. He was banned for life in 2013, for match-fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team.

Ramón Flores
Personal information
Full name Ramón Ulises Flores Aguirre
Date of birth (1982-08-21) August 21, 1982
Place of birth Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FAS
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 FAS B
2001–2010 FAS
2010 Once Municipal 0 (0)
2011– FAS
National team‡
2008–2012 El Salvador 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 17, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 3, 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

Club career

After having spent well over a decade with the FAS institution, Flores left in 2010 to join Once Municipal, a club that had just been promoted before he signed a one-year contract.[1] He rejoined FAS however for the 2011 Clausura.[2]

International career

Flores received his first call up to the senior national team in January 2008. He officially received his first cap on January 22, 2008 in a friendly match against Belize. Flores represented his country in 6 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying games,[3] in which he played a few games under Mexican coach Carlos de los Cobos.

On September 20, 2013, Flores was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.[4]

References
  1. "Ramón Flores será un canario". El Salvador.com. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  2. El Grafico profile (in Spanish)
  3. Ramón Flores – FIFA competition record
  4. "El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life". BBC. Retrieved 21 September 2013.


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