Mario Elias Guevara
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Mario Elías Guevara Rivera (born March 1, 1971 in Sonsonate, El Salvador
) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer)
player.
with whom he won several league titles. After 10 seasons with them he moved to Once Municipal
to become player/coach in 2006 and finished his career at lower league outfit Alba Ajacutla.
in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
match against Guatemala
and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification
matches as well as at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international game was a September 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica
.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
Club career
Nicknamed el Jefe (the boss), Guevara had a lengthy spell at Salvadoran Premier League side AlianzaAlianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...
with whom he won several league titles. After 10 seasons with them he moved to Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...
to become player/coach in 2006 and finished his career at lower league outfit Alba Ajacutla.
International career
Guevara made his debut for El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
UNCAF Nations Cup
The Copa Centroamericana is a biennial association football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tournament has been held since 1991 as the UNCAF Nations Cup and doubles as a...
match against Guatemala
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
matches as well as at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup.
His final international game was a September 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
.