Ronald Cerritos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores | ||
| Date of birth | January 3, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | ADET | ||
| 1997–2001 | San Jose Clash | 118 | (55) |
| 2002–2003 | Dallas Burn | 38 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | D.C. United | 20 | (2) |
| 2004 | Alianza | ||
| 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | (6) |
| 2006 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | San Salvador | 48 | (9) |
| 2008 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 15 | (2) |
| 2008 | Carolina RailHawks | 7 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2008 | El Salvador | 70 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975 in San Salvador) is a former Salvadoran footballer, who played as a striker.
Cerritos is the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes, with 47.
Cerritos has spent the bulk of his career playing in MLS, being signed by the league on March 21, 1997 and allocated to the San Jose Clash. While with San Jose he achieved great success, being named in the MLS Best XI in his first year with the club. In the offseason after 2001, however, Cerritos was traded to the Dallas Burn for Ariel Graziani. He never was able to settle in Dallas, having trouble earning a starting spot, and struggling with injuries.
After a year and a half at Dallas, during which he scored seven goals, Cerritos was traded to D.C. United for Ali Curtis and a first-round pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Cerritos again was largely unproductive in D.C. and was cut midway through the 2004 season because his performances were not justifying his large salary, and returned to play for Alianza in his native El Salvador. After the season with Alianza he returned to MLS and his original team, with San Jose acquiring him from DC for a draft pick. During his returning season, Cerritos scored an additional 6 goals. He is 2nd on San Jose's all-time scoring list, with 61 goals and also has the honor of having the most assists, with 47. Shortly after his return to the Earthquakes, however, Cerritos was moved to Houston for the 2006 season along with his teammates. Despite his success with San Jose his resulting stint with the Houston Dynamo was short-lived, as he was released in August 2006.
He was later signed by San Salvador F.C. on a two-year deal and became an outstanding performer week in and week out, soon being recalled to the El Salvador national team to participate in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States.
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