Marcial Salazar
Marcial Javier Salazar Orbe is a Peruvian football manager and former player.
Playing career
Club career
Nicknamed El Charapa, Marcial Salazar began his career in 1986 with Hungaritos Agustinos in his hometown of Iquitos. In 1988, he joined Colegio Nacional Iquitos before moving to Lima the following year to play for San Agustín.After a stint with Deportivo Municipal in 1994, he signed with Alianza Lima in 1995, where he achieved his best results. He won the Peruvian league title in 1997 and participated in four Copa Libertadores tournaments in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2000. On 25 August 1999, he scored the winning goal for Alianza Lima against Millonarios F.C. in the 1999 Copa Merconorte, a goal that Fox Sports voted the best on the continent that year.
He joined Universitario de Deportes in 2001 and finished his career in 2002 playing for Deportivo Wanka.
International career
Peruvian international Marcial Salazar played seven matches for the national team between 1994 and 2000. He notably played in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States where his country reached the semi-finals.Managerial career
Having become a coach, Marcial Salazar managed Los Caimanes on several occasions. He led them to a runner-up finish in the second division in 2015.In 2022, he reached the Copa Perú final with Comerciantes FC of Iquitos. He was retained as manager of the club, which was then promoted to the second division in 2023.