Diosvelis Alejandro Guerra Santiesteban (born 21 May 1989) is a Cuban international

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who plays for

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and the Cuba national football team.

Club career

Uncommon in Cuba, Guerra played for 6 different Cuban provincial teams, starting his senior career with Granma.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in an August 2014

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against

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and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1

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match and was called up to the Cuba team for the

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. He played in Cuba's opening game against

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, a 6–0 loss. And reached the quarter finals but were eliminated by United States 6–0.

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* 1989 births Living people Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers CF Granma players FC Artemisa players FC Pinar del Río players FC Ciego de Ávila players FC Cienfuegos players FC Camagüey players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players People from San Antonio de los Baños Sportspeople from Artemisa Province 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub