Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez (born February 15, 1969) is a
Guatemala
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football
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forward
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. He played for many local clubs, most famously
CSD Municipal
Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or ''Los Rojos'' (the Reds), is a Guatemalan football club based in Guatemala City.
They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their home matches a ...
in the
Guatemala's top division.
Club career
Nicknamed ''El Coyote'', Acevedo played the majority of his career with Municipal but also had stints with
CD Suchitepéquez,
Antigua GFC
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,
Cobán Imperial
Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed ''Los Príncipes Azules'' ("The Blue Princes"), is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play the ...
and Mexican side
Venados de Yucatán
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.
He is the second highest all-time goalscorer in the domestic league, with 170 goals to his name.
After not being renewed his contract at the end of the
2008-2009 Clausura season, Acevedo was released by his
club
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, and afterwards he announced his retirement from the sport. However, in September 2009, he signed with for
Deportivo Heredia
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History
Founded as ''Deportivo Heredia'' in 1958, the club has been based in San José, El Petén, San J ...
, and in February 2010, CD Suchitepéquez confirmed Acevedo was to rejoin them, only for Heredia not to allow him to leave. He then left Heredia in April 2010.
International career
He made his debut for
Guatemala
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in a March 1996 friendly match against
Jamaica
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and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented Guatemala in 12
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Record at FIFA Tournaments
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References
External links
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Player profile
- CSD Municipal
1969 births
Living people
People from Puerto Barrios
Guatemalan men's footballers
Guatemala men's international footballers
C.D. Suchitepéquez players
C.S.D. Cobán Imperial players
C.S.D. Municipal players
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Antigua GFC players
Men's association football forwards
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