Mariano Elí Acevedo Fúnez (born 9 January 1983) is a Honduran

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who currently plays as a

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for Marathón in the Honduran Premier League.

Club career

Acevedo has played the large part of his career for Marathón, and is a midfielder. He has played for Marathón in the

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. In May 2013 he did not accept a pay cut by Marathón and was said to move to either Olimpia or Motagua.

International career

Acevedo made his debut for

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in a February 2008

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against

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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. He has, as of 1 August 2012, earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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, and

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s as well as at the

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CONCACAF Champions League

Honours and awards

Country

;Honduras *

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* * 1983 births Living people People from Yoro Department Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Marathón players C.D. Olimpia players C.D. Honduras Progreso players Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub