Raúl Corcio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corcio and the second or maternal family name is Zavaleta.

Raúl Corcio Zavaleta (20 March 1937 – 28 October 2022) was a Salvadoran professional football player and coach.

Raúl Corcio

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Corcio Zavaleta
Date of birth	(1937-03-20)20 March 1937
Place of birth	Santa Ana, El Salvador
Date of death	28 October 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 85)
Position(s)	striker
Youth career
	Pipiles FC
1952-53	Juventud Atlética
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953-55	Santa Anita
1954	Excélsior
1955	C.D. FAS
1957–1959	Atlante
1959–1963	Águila
1963–1965	Olimpia
1966–1967	Atletico Marte
1968	Firpo
1969	Sonsonate
1970–1971	C.D. Dragon
1972	Municipal Limeno
1973	El Roble de Ilobasco
International career‡
	El Salvador
Managerial career
1987	Cojutepeque F.C.
	ADET
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2008

Club career

Corcio joined newly promoted Club Deportivo Aguila in 1959, he assisted the club in winning back to back titles (1959, 1960–61). The latter was under the management of Honduran Carlos Padilla who played a major part in Zavaleta next move. Zavaleta became the first Salvadoran to join Honduran powerhouse Olimpia, In his two years (1963-1965) with Olimpia he was able to win one championship. [1]

International career

Corcio represented El Salvador.

Managerial career

In 1987, he took up his first post as a coach when he took charge of Cojutepeque. He was appointed manager of ADET in 1990.

Death

Corcio died on 28 October 2022, at the age of 78.

External links

• http://www.edhdeportes.com/index.php/categoria-futbol-nacional/11962-que-paso-con-corcio-zavaleta
• https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/ldquoEl-Bichordquo-que-se-nacionalizo-salvadoreno-20150114-0063.html