Mario Elias Guevara

Mario Guevara
Personal information
Full name Mario Elías Guevara Rivera
Date of birth (1971-03-01) March 1, 1971
Place of birth Sonsonate, El Salvador
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Sonsonate (manager)
Youth career
1987 Apaneca Pepsi
1989 Acajutla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Tiburones
1996–2005 Alianza
2006–2008 Once Municipal
2008–2010 Alba-Ajacutla
National team
1999–2004 El Salvador 18 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Sonsonate[1] (reserves)
2016–2018 Sonsonate[2][3] (assistant)
2018 Sonsonate[4] (interim)
2018– Sonsonate[5]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mario Elías Guevara Rivera (born March 1, 1971 in Sonsonate, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran professional footbal player.[6][7]

Club career

Nicknamed el Jefe (the boss), Guevara started his career at local club Tiburones, then had a lengthy spell at Salvadoran Premier League side Alianza 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 with a return to lower league outfit Alba-Ajacutla.

International career

Guevara made his debut for El Salvador 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[8] as well as at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup.[9]

His final international game was a September 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

References

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