Genaro Sermeño
Salvadoran footballer (1948–2022)
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Genaro Antonio Sermeño Quijada (28 November 1948 – 23 December 2022) was an El Salvadoran footballer who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Full name
Genaro Antonio Sermeño Quijada
Date of birth
28 November 1948
Place of birth
El Congo, Santa Ana, El Salvador
Date of death
23 December 2022 (aged 74)
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Sermeño in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genaro Antonio Sermeño Quijada | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | El Congo, Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 2022 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1976 | FAS | ||
| International career | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Juventud Olímpica | ||
| 2005 | Once Lobos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
International career
Nicknamed el Kaizer, Sermeño played 14 minutes for the El Salvador national team during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Managerial career
In 1999, Sermeño was technical director of Juventud Olímpica.[4]
Death
On 23 December 2022, Sermeño died from complications from diabetes, at a private hospital in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He was 74.[5]
