Carlos Castañeda Mendez (born 4 January 1963) is a former

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er who was a member of the Guatemala national team and represented Guatemala at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Club career

A forward, Castañeda played for

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and C.S.D. Comunicaciones in Guatemala.

International career

At the 1988 Olympics, he scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to Italy in Guatemala's first match (a header off of a free kick) and started all of Guatemala's three matches. In qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Castaneda scored a crucial goal (escaping the marking of John Limniatis to score a header from a corner) versus Canada in the second leg of Guatemala's

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encounter giving Guatemala a 2-0 lead which eventually helped Guatemala advance to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on away goals. He took part in 14 World Cup qualification matches in total during the 1990 and 1994 campaigns.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA Castañeda also represented Guatemala at the

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and

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* 1963 births Living people Association football forwards Guatemalan footballers Guatemala international footballers Olympic footballers of Guatemala Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Suchitepéquez players Comunicaciones F.C. players {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub