Career
López played for Salvadoran premier division sides Arcense and Alianza. López made his debut for El Salvador in a January 2004 friendly match against Panama in which he started but was substituted after only 8 minutes. lieutenant proved to be his sole international match.
On 20 June 2005, López was attacked in Quezaltepeque by gang members and shot in the abdomen.
He died in an ambulance while being rushed to a nearby hospital. He was buried in Quezaltepeque on 23 June 2005.
In October 2005, a juvenile was sentenced to 7 years in detention and other suspects of the murder were still awaiting their trial. Later, Jesús Membreño was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder on López.