Adolfo Menéndez


Adolfo Humberto Menéndez Cortéz is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Nicknamed Fito, Menéndez came through at San Luis and San Rafael and made his debut in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador with Isidro Metapán in 1989, before joining FAS for a lengthy and successful spell during the 1990s. He won three league titles with FAS. In 2000, he returned to Isidro Metapán only to return to FAS, after a stint at Once Municipal, with whom he won the Apertura 2006.

International career

Menéndez made his debut for El Salvador in a June 1994 friendly match against Brazil and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
His final international match was an October 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Cuba.

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Menéndez was shortly caretaker-manager of FAS and currently works as goalkeeping coach at the club. In June 2011, Ménendez was one of the first to be heard in a legal case about possible selling of matches in 2010.

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