William Renderos Iraheta


William Alexander Renderos Iraheta is a former Salvadoran professional footballer and currently manager.

Club career

Renderos Iraheta started his professional football career at FAS where he would stay for twelve years, except for a short period at Luis Ángel Firpo.
After playing two years with the Boston Bulldogs of A-League, Renderos Iraheta signed with Isidro Metapán in 2001, in a squad which also featured the likes of veterans Carlos Castro Borja, Adolfo Menéndez and Guillermo Rivera.
He then had his final playing stint with Segunda División club Once Lobos, with whom he won promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador in June 2004.

Coaching career

Brasilia

Renderos Iraheta began his career as a coach with Brasilia of Suchitoto in 2009.

FAS

In July 2011 he took the reins at FAS, being his first experience as a coach in a team of the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, after leading Alianza's reserves to the reserve's league title, but was then replaced by Edgar Henríquez.

Santa Tecla

Renderos Iraheta signed as new coach of Santa Tecla in the Apertura 2013. However, the team had an irregular start in the tournament. Iraheta resigned from Santa Tecla after a defeat against Juventud Independiente in the Estadio Las Delicias, being replaced by Edgar Henríquez. Santa Tecla would finish in eighth place in that tournament.

UES

In February 2014 Iraheta signed as new coach of UES for the Clausura 2014 tournament, his debut match was a 1–2 defeat against Atlético Marte in the Estadio Cuscatlán. Iraheta continues with the team for the Apertura 2015 tournament, and the results started well for UES after a 1–1 away draw against Alianza, but a 1–2 home defeat against Pasaquina in the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González began a run of bad results that ended in the resigned of Iraheta after a 0–2 defeat against Sonsonate in the Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, after 9 games, being replaced by Efraín Burgos.

Sonsonate

Renderos Iraheta signed with Sonsonate, replacing Edwin Portillo in the remained of the Clausura 2016 tournament and for the Apertura 2016 tournament. However, the team had poor results and after a defeat against UES in the Estadio Universitario Iraheta resigned from Sonsonate.

Chalatenango

In 2017, Iraheta signed as new coach of Chalatenango, replacing Ricardo Serrano. His work in the team was involved in polemic, then, there was controversy about who was the real coach of Chalatenango, if Renderos Iraheta or the then sports director of the club, Carlos Mijangos. Iraheta was fired from Chalatenango in the Clausura 2018 tournament after a 2–3 defeat against Isidro Metapán, being replaced by Giovanni Portillo. Iraheta led the "Chalatecos" for 24 games, where he scored eight wins, seven draws and nine defeats.

Audaz

In the middle of the Apertura 2018 tournament, Renderos Iraheta signed as new coach of Audaz replacing to German Pérez. In November, Audaz got to classified for the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018 after defeating FAS 1–0 at the Estadio Cuscatlán.

Municipal Limeño

In December 2018, Renderos Iraheta signed as new coach of C.D. Municipal Limeño for the Clausura 2019, replacing Omar Sevilla.

International career

He represented El Salvador in international play throughout the 1990s. During the effort to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in which El Salvador narrowly missed out, Renderos was a frequent starter in the forward line or on the left of midfield.
Renderos made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 5 goals.
He has represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1996. and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
He did not play many internationals after leaving his country to play in the USA but was recalled for a World Cup qualification match against Jamaica in August 2000.

Honours

Player

Club

;C.D. FAS
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 April 1993Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–12–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
225 September 1996Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–12–1Friendly match
31 December 1996Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador1–03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
414 September 1997Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–14–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
55 March 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador5–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification