FAS is a Salvadoran sports club based in Santa Ana that is best known for its professional football team playing in the country's top-tier division, the Primera División. Founded in 1947, after the union of all the clubs in Santa Ana (including Unión, Colegio Salesiano San José, Cosmos, RAL, Colón, Santa Lucía and Los 44). Samuel Zaldaña Galdámez the first club president invitied Salvadoran Armando Chacón to become the football team's first official head coach..
As of the end of the 2022 Clausura, FAS have had 50 managers of 12 nationalities, eight of which assumed caretaking roles. A total of 30 managers completed at least one season with the club, and 28 won at least one title. Salvadoran's José Eugenio "Chepito" Castro is FAS's most successful manager with 3 titles, including 2 regional championships and One International title. Peruvian Agustin Castillo holds the record with league titles, with 5 titles.
The current manager is currently Mexican Adrián Sánchez, who succeeded Mexican Cristian Flores after the Clausura 2025 season.
List of Head Coaches of FAS from when the club was formed: FAS have had 49 coaches
Information correct as of the match played on 7 April 2023. - cdfas.net
NameFromToHonoursNotesArmando Chacón19471949 First Coach of FAS Pedro Celestino Dacunha19501950 First foreign Coach of FAS Victor Manuel Ochoa195119542 Primera División First former player to become coachJose Manuel DerasTBDTBDAlberto CevascoJanuary 195819591 Primera División Carbilio Tomasino19611961César Viccinio196119621 Primera División Raúl Miralles 196219631 Primera División Player and coach Javier Mascaró19641964 José Giuseppe Rossini19661966 Gregorio BundioTBDTBD Juan Carlos "El Cacho" Giménez 19681968 Victor Manuel Ochoa19691969Eduardo "El Gato" Valdez19691969Ricardo Mena Laguán19701970Javier Mascaró19701971 Max Belloso "Katan" Cubas19721974Javier Mascaró1974December 1974 Mauricio MoraJanuary 1975May 1975Raúl MirallesMay 19751975 Oscar Nielzen19761976 José Eugenio "Chepito" Castro/ Juan Fernández Segui & 197619792 Primera División1 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 19791 Runners up Copa InteramericanaJuan Francisco Barraza198019821 Primera División Juan Quarterone198319841 Primera División Enrique Grey19851985 Rubén Amorín19861987 Orlando de León19871988 Marvin Rodriguez19901991 Juan Carlos Montes19911992 Juan Masnik19921993 Hernán Carrasco Vivanco1993December 1994 Saul Lorenzo RiveroJanuary 1995January 19972 Primera División Valdeir VieiraFebruary 1997July 1997 Nelson BrizuelaOctober 1997July 1998 Oscar Emigdio BenítezJuly 1998May 1999 Juan MasnikJune 1999September 1999 Oscar Emigdio BenítezTBDMay 1999 Rubén GuevaraSeptember 1999December 1999 Ricardo Mena LaguánJanuary 2000June 2000Odir JacquesJune 2000August 2000 Juan Ramón ParedesAugust 2000October 2000Cesar AcevedoOctober 2000October 2000Roberto AbruzzesseOctober 2000November 2000 Garabet Avedissian November 2000April 2001 Rubén GuevaraMay 2001June 2001 Agustín CastilloJuly 2001September 20055 Primera División Carlos de los CobosOctober 2005May 2006 Julio AsadJune 2006May 2007 Nelson AnchetaJune 2007December 2008 Roberto GamarraJanuary 2009June 20101 Primera División Alberto Rujana July 2010September 2010 Jorge AbregoSeptember 2010December 2010 Agustín CastilloJanuary 2011June 2011 Willian Renderos IrahetaJuly 2011December 2011 Ricardo Mena LaguánDecember 2011January 2012 Agustín CastilloFebruary 2012December 2012 Carlos RecinosDecember 2012January 2013 William OsorioFebruary 2013May 2013 Jaime de la Pava June 2013December 2013 Efrain BurgosDecember 2013September 2014 Agustín CastilloSeptember 2014December 2015 Carlos "Ché" Martínez SequeiraDecember 2015March 2016 Roberto GamarraMarch 2016May 2016 Osvaldo EscuderoMay 2016February 2017 Emiliano PedrozoFebruary 2017May 2017 Cristiam ÁlvarezMay 2017June 2018 Álvaro de Jesús GómezJune 2018September 2018 Erick Dowson PradoSeptember 2018September 2019 Guillermo RiveraSeptember 2019March 2020 Jorge Humberto RodriguezMarch 2020June 20221 Primera División Octavio ZambranoJune 2022April 20231 Primera División Efren Mercano (Interim)April 2023June 2023 Raul AriasJune 2023April 2024 Richard PrezaApril 2024August 2024 Agustin CastilloAugust 2024February 2025 David CanedaFebruary 2025May 2025 Cristian FloresJune 2025December 2025 Adrián SánchezDecember 2025Present TBD2025Present
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