Mario Acevedo
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Giovany Acevedo Menzie | ||
Date of birth | February 15, 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Puerto Barrios, Guatemala | ||
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Position(s) | striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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CD Suchitepéquez | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
CD Suchitepéquez | |||
Antigua GFC | |||
Venados de Yucatán | |||
1997–1998 | Cobán Imperial | ||
2000–2009 | CSD Municipal | 100 | (40) |
2009–2010 | Deportivo Heredia | ||
International career‡ | |||
1996–2008 | Guatemala | 53 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2010 |
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Mario Giovany Acevedo Menzie (born February 15, 1969) is a Guatemalan football forward. He played for many local clubs, most famously CSD Municipal in the Guatemala's top division.
Club career
Nicknamed El Coyote, Acevedo played the majority of his career with Municipal but also had stints with CD Suchitepéquez, Antigua GFC, Cobán Imperial and Mexican side Venados de Yucatán. [1] He is the second highest all-time goalscorer in the domestic league, with 170 goals to his name.[2]
After not being renewed his contract at the end of the 2008-2009 Clausura season, Acevedo was released by his club, and afterwards he announced his retirement from the sport. However, in September 2009, he signed with for Deportivo Heredia, and in February 2010, CD Suchitepéquez confirmed Acevedo was to rejoin them,[3] only for Heredia not to allow him to leave. He then left Heredia in April 2010.[4]
International career
He made his debut for Guatemala in a March 1996 friendly match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 5 goals.[5] He has represented Guatemala in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]
References
- ↑ Pezzarosi y Acevedo, dispuestos a brillar hoy en el choque entre rojos y cremas - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Goleadores Históricos - Guatefutbol
- ↑ Confirman a Mario Acevedo - La Red Deportiva (Spanish)
- ↑ Heredia/ Separan a Pozas y Acevedo - La Red Deportiva (Spanish)
- ↑ Appearances for Guatemala National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links
- Mario Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Player profile - CSD Municipal
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Puerto Barrios
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- CD Suchitepequez players
- Coban Imperial players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Antigua GFC players