Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Antonio Monge Paredes | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 1938 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956 | El Salvador youth | ||
1957–1958 | Once Municipal | ||
1959 | Atletico Constancia | ||
1961–1962 | FAS | ||
1963 | FAS | ||
1962 | Toronto Italia | ||
1965–1967 | Alianza | ||
1968–1970 | FAS | ||
International career‡ | |||
1961–1970 | El Salvador [1] | 30 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 22, 2011 |
Mario Antonio Monge Paredes (born 27 November 1938) is a footballer from El Salvador who played as a forward.
Monge played for two of the "Big Four" of Salvadoran football, FAS and Alianza. [2]
Monge has represented his country in six FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played two matches at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Finals. [3]
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