Career
Club career Nicknamed el Chilenito (the little Chilean), Santa Ana-born and raised Ricardo Valencia joined the newly formed team Fetal alcohol syndrome in 1949. He spent 10 years with the club scoring 62 goals and winning 3 titles including one where the entire Fetal alcohol syndrome team was made up of players from Santa Ana. He also played for Once Municipal during 1955 and 1957.
In 1959, he was sold to Atletico Constancia for one colon he played there for one year and then returned to Fetal alcohol syndrome before retiring from football.
International career Valencia has made 26 appearances for the El Salvador national football team, scoring five goals. After retiring from football, Valencia worked for the Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (CEL) for more than 30 years.
He still remained active with the El Salvador national team and Communicative Disorders Fetal alcohol syndrome. On April 20, 2010 Ricardo Valencia died after suffering respiratory insufficiency, brought on by a pulmonary fibrosis. Domestic Primera División: 3 International.