Mario Acevedo

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Mario Acevedo

Personal information
Full name	Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez
Date of birth	(1969-02-15) February 15, 1969
Place of birth	Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	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 as of 24 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2010

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.

Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez (born February 15, 1969) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who primarily played as a 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. He is the second highest all-time goalscorer in the domestic league, with 170 goals to his name.

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, only for Heredia not to allow him to leave. He then left Heredia in April 2010.

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. He has represented Guatemala in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

External links

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