Ramón Flores (footballer) explained

Ramón Flores
Fullname:Ramón Ulises Flores Aguirre
Birth Date:21 August 1982
Birth Place:Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height:1.74 m
Position:Right-back
Years1:2000 - 2001
Clubs1:FAS B
Years2:2001 - 2010
Clubs2:FAS
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Once Municipal
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2011 - 2014
Clubs4:FAS
Caps4:69
Goals4:4
Years5:2015 - 2016
Clubs5:Juventud Independiente
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2008 - 2012
Nationalteam1:El Salvador
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0

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

Club career

Flores was born in Santa Ana. After having spent well over a decade with the FAS institution, he 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 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, 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 by El Salvador's football federation for match fixing.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Salvador.com. Ramón Flores será un canario. 2010-07-17.
  2. http://www.elgrafico.com/gol-nacional/primera/tabla-de-posiciones-clausura-2011/player/12/168.html El Grafico profile
  3. News: El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life . BBC News . 20 September 2013 . 21 September 2013.