Joaquín Ventura

Joaquín Ventura

Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Alonso Ventura
Date of birth	(1956-10-27) 27 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	El Salvador
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1980	Águila
1980–1982	Santiagueño
1982–1988	Águila
International career
1980–1982	El Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007

Joaquín Alonso Ventura (born 27 October 1956) is a retired Salvadoran football player.

Club career

Nicknamed La Muerte (The death), Ventura played for Salvadoran sides Santiagueño and Águila, with whom he won the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.^[1]

International career

Ventura has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[2] and played in all of their games at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

Retirement

After retiring Ventura became a fitness instructor and English teacher.^[3]

References

1. CONCACAF RETRO: CD Aguila captures 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine - CONCACAF
2. Joaquín Ventura – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. "Nos desquitamos contra los meseros del hotel - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)

External links

• La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1982 Archived 2020-02-24 at the Wayback Machine - El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish)