Raúl Alfredo Magaña Monzón (24 February 1940 – 30 September 2009)[1] was a Salvadoran footballer and manager.
Magaña made his debut aged 18 against Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, coming on as a sub for Humberto Pérez.
[2] He played for several Salvadoran top level sides, most prominently for hometown club FAS, and also had spells in Guatemala and Canada.
Nicknamed Araña (spider) and even El Gran Salvadoreño (the great Salvadoran), Magaña represented his country at their first ever World Cup, the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico,[3] the final match against the Soviet Union also being his final international.
Like his idol, the legendary Lev Yashin, Magaña also dressed in black and wore caps.