Edgar Cotto (born 27 January 1984) is a professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who currently plays for
Xelajú
Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is both the seat of the Quetzaltenango Department, namesake Department and Municipalities of Guatemala, municipality, in Guatemala.
The city is located in a mountain valley at an e ...
in
Guatemala's top division, mostly in
midfield.
Club career
Cotto started playing for minor league teams and joined Comunicaciones in 2007 after scoring 10 goals in the 2007 Clausura for
Deportivo Mictlán
Deportivo Mictlán is a Guatemalan football club. They play in the Primera División, The second tier of Guatemalan football.
Nicknamed ''Los Conejos'' (the Rabbits) and are based in Asunción Mita, Jutiapa. Their home stadium is ''Estadio La ...
, which did not save his team from relegation.
International career
Cotto made his debut for
Guatemala
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as a late
substitute in a November 2007 friendly match against
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the
UNCAF Nations Cup 2009.
UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details
- RSSSF
Personal life
Mother: Mirna Gozalez, Father: Aroldo Cotto
Married on February 12, 2006, to Fatima, they have 1 daughter Genesis Ariana.
External links
Player profile
- Comunicaciones
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References
1984 births
Living people
People from Jutiapa Department
Guatemalan men's footballers
Guatemala men's international footballers
Comunicaciones F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
Deportivo Petapa players
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