Raúl Corcio

Raúl Corcio Zavaleta (born 20 March 1937 - Died 28 October 2022) was a Salvadoran professional footballer. He coached in El Salvador.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corcio and the second or maternal family name is Zavaleta.
Raúl Corcio
Personal information
Full name Raúl Corcio Zavaleta
Date of birth (1937-03-20) March 20, 1937
Place of birth Santa Ana, El Salvador
Date of death 28 October 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 85)
Position(s) striker
Youth career
Pipiles FC
1952-53 Juventud Atlética
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953-55 Santa Anita
1954 Excélsior
1955 C.D. FAS
1957–1959 Atlante
1959–1963 Águila
1963–1965 Olimpia
1966–1967 Atletico Marte
1968 Firpo
1969 Sonsonate
1970–1971 C.D. Dragon
1972 Municipal Limeno
1973 El Roble de Ilobasco
International career‡
El Salvador
Managerial career
1987 Cojutepeque F.C.
ADET
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2008
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2008

Club career

He 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.

International career

Corcio has 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.

Personal life

He 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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