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Mario Acevedo Personal information Full name Mario Giovany Acevedo Menzie Date of birth February 15, 1969 Place of birth Puerto Barrios, Guatemala Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position striker Club information Current club 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 National team‡ 1996–2008 Guatemala 53 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2010This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Menzie.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.
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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]
International goals
- Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 22 July 2000 Waterford National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados 
Barbados3-1 3-1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 27 May 2001 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 
Costa Rica1-1 1-1 UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 3 3 June 2001 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 
Panama2-0 3-1 UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 4 16 January 2002 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 
Cameroon5-1 5-2 Friendly match 5 22 June 2003 Home Depot Center, Carson, USA 
Honduras1-0 1-2 Friendly match Personal life
Acevedo is married to Gladys and the couple have a daughter, Mariann.
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.com
- Player profile - CSD Municipal
Guatemala squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Puerto Barrios
- Guatemalan people of Black African descent
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- CD Suchitepequez players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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