Amado Guevara (born 2 May 1976) is a Honduran former professional

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and

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. He was the coach of

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from 2018 to 2019. A former

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, he is the second all-time cap leader for the Honduras national team seconded by

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. He was selected as the Best Player of the

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, held in

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Career

Club

Guevara, nicknamed ''El Lobo'', began his career in Honduras with

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and

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, and subsequently played all over the world: in Spain with

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, in Mexico with

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and CD Zacatepec, and in Costa Rica with

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. He was signed by the MetroStars of

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on 11 April 2003, and immediately stepped in and produced. Although he finished the season with only three goals and ten assists (he added another goal in the playoffs), he became the focal point of the team; they were successful when the offense flowed through him. Guevara added four key goals and two assists in the

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, leading the MetroStars to the first final of any sort in the team's history. Guevara tallied ten goals (six on penalties) and ten assists in his second season. Guevara not only tied for the league lead in scoring, he was also named MLS's

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. In 2005, he produced another solid season for the Metros, with 11 goals and 11 assists, and added a goal in the playoffs. In early 2006, a conflict arose between Guevara and the MetroStars. The club allowed him to train with F.C. Motagua, but Guevara played for the Honduran club in a number of friendly matches, which might or might not have been permitted. Guevara lashed out in the Honduran press at the Metros' GM

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, but the two patched things up and Guevara remained in New York for the 2006 season. He received his

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in March 2006, thus no longer counting as a foreign player in MLS. During the last game of the re-branded

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season, Guevara scored a hat trick helping them win 3–2 and reach the playoffs. Following the 2006 season, Guevara was traded to

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in exchange for a

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slot. After playing just four games for the club, Chivas USA coach

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told MLSnet.com that "I have a vision of where the club is going and uevara'snot part of it." This comment came following consistently poor performance on the field and an incident in which Guevara was sent off for pushing an assistant referee. Attempts to deal the midfielder to

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, and

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were all shot down by Guevara. Guevara then accepted a loan move to his former club

for the remainder of the 2007 season. He quickly recovered the form that made him a star in the US top flight, leading the Honduran club to the

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Club Championship Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007 defeating regional and Costa Rican giant

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2–1 on aggregate on 5 December 2007. On 9 April 2008, Guevara was traded to

for a 2009 and 2010 draft pick. He made his debut for Toronto FC in his new team's first win of the 2008 season, assisting Danny Dichio for the first goal of the game against the

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. On 3 August 2008, Guevara was shown a straight red card by referee

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player

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in the face. The elbow drew blood, and Guevara was immediately thrown from the game. He received a 2-game suspension. While at TFC Guevara quickly became a fan favourite and was known for his darting runs, and spectacular free kicks. Guevara performed consistently well while in Toronto scoring a total of 9 goals over the course of the season, including 2 in the Canadian Championship. Guevara left Toronto to return to Honduran side

in December 2009. In the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, Motagua was drawn against his former team, Toronto FC, in the preliminary round. Despite Guevara scoring two goals in the home leg, Motagua was eliminated 3–2 on aggregate. In January 2013, ''el Lobo'' scored his 64th goal for Motagua, only 4 short of Óscar Hernández' 68 and 13 short of the club's all-time record goalscorer

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. In 2014, Guevara signed with Honduran side Marathón. He retired in 2015.

International

He made his debut for

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in an May 1994 Miami Cup match against

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and has earned a total of 138 caps, scoring 27 goals. He has represented his country in 49

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matches and played at 5

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s as well as at the

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and

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s. His final international was a June

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match against eventual winners

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. He was named the tournament MVP after leading Honduras to a surprise third-place finish in the

. Honduras (a last minute call-up when

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dropped out a day before kickoff on 11 July 2001) arrived after the tournament started, just few hours before its first game with barely enough players. In the quarterfinal round, Honduras defeated

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(the favorite to win the tournament) by a score of 2–0. The defeat sent Brazil home and Honduras advanced to the semifinals. Guevara helped lead Honduras through the qualification to the

and captained the team at only their second appearance at a World Cup tournament.

Career statistics

Club

:Source:

International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

F.C. Motagua *

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* Honduran Liga Nacional (5): 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–00 A, 1999–00 C, 2010–11 C *

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: 1997–98 New York Red Bulls * Atlantic Cup: 2003 *

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: 2004 Toronto FC *

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Honduras *

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Individual * Major League Soccer MVP: 2004 * MLS Scoring Champion: 2004 *

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: 2004 *

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MVP: 2004 *

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MVP: 2001

References

External links

* *
Midfield Dynamo's 10 Heroes of the Copa América
Amado Guevara listed in the top 10

– RSSSF

– FIFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Guevara, Amado 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Tegucigalpa Association football midfielders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Olimpia players F.C. Motagua players Real Valladolid players Club Atlético Zacatepec players Deportivo Saprissa players New York Red Bulls players Chivas USA players Toronto FC players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players La Liga players Major League Soccer players FIFA Century Club Major League Soccer All-Stars Major League Soccer MVPs Toros Neza footballers Copa Centroamericana-winning players Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Canada Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Career

Club

International

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Managerial statistics

Honours

See also

References

External links