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{{short description|Salvadoran footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Otoniel Carranza
| fullname = Edwin Otoniel Carranza Solís
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Intipucá]], [[El Salvador]]
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1997–1998
| youthclubs1 = [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] (youth)
| years1 = 2000–2009
| years2 = 2009–2010
| years3 = 2010–2011
| years4 = 2012–2013
| years5 = 2013–2016
| years6 = 2016
| years7 = 2017
| clubs1 = [[C.D. Águila|Águila]]
| clubs2 = [[Atlético Balboa]]
| clubs3 = [[ADI F.C.|ADI]]
| clubs4 = [[Juventud Independiente]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/otoniel-carranza-feliz-de-jugar-con-juventud-independiente/ |title=Otoniel Carranza: 'Feliz de jugar con Juventud Independiente' – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127202420/http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/otoniel-carranza-feliz-de-jugar-con-juventud-independiente/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| clubs5 = [[C.D. Universidad de El Salvador|UES]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/Llovieron-los-goles-para-la-U-20131013-0045.html|title = Llovieron los goles para la U}}</ref>
| clubs6 = [[C.D. Aspirante|Aspirante]]
| clubs7 = [[C.D. Dragón|Dragón]]
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| nationalyears1 = 2004
| nationalteam1 = [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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{{family name hatnote|Carranza|Solís|lang=Spanish}}
'''Edwin Otoniel Carranza Solís''' (born 22 December 1983) is a Salvadoran professional [[Association football|football]] player.

== Club career ==
=== Águila ===
Carranza began his career through the [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] youth system and was a prominent young defender whose organization and determination gained wide admiration.

During his early career, he has won three national league titles with [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] ([[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2000|Apertura 2000]], [[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2001|Clausura 2001]] and [[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2006|Clausura 2006]]), and won a gold medal with [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador national team]] during the [[Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|football]] matches of the [[2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]].

After winning the championship in 2006 he was called for play with the El Salvador national team, but he did not accept.

He had a chance to be in the national team again in 2008, but he had a minor abdominal pain that prevented him.

=== Atlético Balboa ===
In 2009 he signed for [[Atlético Balboa]], but left them later in that year after not being paid by the club of [[La Unión, El Salvador|La Unión]].

=== ADI ===
In 2010 Carranza signed with [[ADI F.C.|ADI]] of [[Intipucá]], team that at that time played in the [[Segunda División de El Salvador|Segunda División]].

=== Juventud Independiente ===
In 2012 Carranza signed with [[Juventud Independiente]]. With the team of [[Opico|San Juan Opico]], Carranza had a good season in the [[Salvadoran Primera División|Primera División]].

=== UES ===
In 2013, he signed with [[C.D. Universidad de El Salvador|UES]]. With the scarlet team Carranza had very important moments, by example he scored two goals in a game against Juventud Independiente that ended in victory for the UES (3–2) in the [[Estadio Universitario UES|Estadio Universitario]] and he became team captain. However, during those years, the UES team was in a terrible administrative situation, suffered arrears in salary payments and Carranza was losing presence in the matches, until he finally left the team in 2016.

=== Aspirante ===
After leaving the UES, Carranza had a very short step with [[C.D. Aspirante|Aspirante]].

=== Dragón ===
Carranza signed with [[C.D. Dragón|Dragón]] for the Clausura 2017 tournament. The team of [[San Miguel, El Salvador|San Miguel]] also suffered many administrative, economic and sports problems. Carranza ended up leaving the team months later.

==International career==
Carranza made his debut for [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] in an April 2004 [[friendly match]] against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in only 1 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match.

His final international game was an August 2004 friendly match against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=7953}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from La Unión Department]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Salvadoran men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen]]
[[Category:El Salvador men's international footballers]]
[[Category:C.D. Águila footballers]]
[[Category:Atlético Balboa footballers]]

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