 In the early 1930s , El Salvador appointed its first official national coach , American Mark Scott Thompson , in preparation for the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana , Cuba . El Salvador finished in fourth place at the games . The Federación <unk> de Fútbol , the official governing football organization in El Salvador , was founded in 1935 . By this time , El Salvador were coached by Spaniard Pablo Ferre Elías . The El Salvador @-@ hosted 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games took place in the new government funded Estadio Flor Blanca , at that time the biggest stadium in the country . The Salvadoran squad consisted of Edmundo <unk> as goalkeeper ; Tobias Rivera and Raúl Castro in defense ; Américo Gonzalez and Napoleon <unk> as midfielders ; and Álex Morales , Rogelio Aviles , Fidel Quintanilla , Miguel " Americano " Cruz , and Andrés Hernández as strikers . Previously the national team had worn black and white striped jerseys and this was the first time they turned out in a blue strip . The team improved their performance over the previous competition to finish in third place as bronze medal winners . 
