Mario Acevedo

Mario Acevedo
Personal information
Full name	Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez
Date of birth	February 15, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	striker
Team information
Current team	CD Suchitepéquez
Senior career*
Years	Team
	CD Suchitepéquez
	Antigua GFC
	Venados de Yucatán
1997–1998	Cobán Imperial
2000–2009	CSD Municipal
2009–2010	Deportivo Heredia
International career‡
1996–2008	Guatemala
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2010

Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez (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^{[permanent dead link]} - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ Goleadores Históricos Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - Guatefutbol
^ Confirman a Mario Acevedo Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)
^ Heredia/ Separan a Pozas y Acevedo^{[permanent dead link]} - La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)
^ Appearances for Guatemala National Team - RSSSF
^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

External links

Mario Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.com
Player profile - CSD Municipal

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[1] Pezzarosi y Acevedo, dispuestos a brillar hoy en el choque entre rojos y cremas^{[permanent dead link]} - La Prensa (in Spanish)

[2] Goleadores Históricos Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - Guatefutbol

[3] Confirman a Mario Acevedo Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)

[4] Heredia/ Separan a Pozas y Acevedo^{[permanent dead link]} - La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)

[5] Appearances for Guatemala National Team - RSSSF

[6] Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

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