Ronald Cerritos

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Personal information
Ronald Cerritos
Full name	Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores
Date of birth	January 3, 1975 (1975-01-03) (age 33)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	5'9"
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Real Maryland FC
Number	20
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-97 1997-2001 2002-03 2003-04 2005 2006 2006-2007 2008-	ADET San Jose Clash/Earthquakes Dallas Burn D.C. United San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo San Salvador F.C. Real Maryland FC	118 (55) 38 (7) 13 (2) 30 (6) 15 (0) ? (??) 5 (1)
National team²
1995-	El Salvador	47 (7)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 14 April 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Ronald Cerritos (born January 3, 1975 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran football (soccer) forward who currently plays for Real Maryland F.C..

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 return season Cerritos scored an additional 6 goals and remains the top scorer for San Jose with 61 goals. 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.

Cerritos was signed by the debutant team Real Maryland FC for two seasons to play in the United Soccer Leagues Second Division and will be able to return to the United States since his departure from the Houston Dynamo.

Cerritos has been a mainstay in the El Salvador national team, having made over 40 appearances.^{[citation needed]} He made his debut for the national team against Yugoslavia on November 12, 1995 and scored his first goal for El Salvador in a 2-1 victory over Colombia on May 29, 1999.