Eduardo Acevedo (Guatemalan footballer) explained

Eduardo Acevedo
Fullname:Eduardo Acevedo Pineda
Birth Date:8 June 1964
Birth Place:Guatemala
Currentclub:Deportivo Coatepeque (manager)
Position:defender
Years1:–1996
Years2:1999–2000
Years3:2000–2001
Clubs3:Municipal
Nationalyears1:1991–2000
Nationalteam1:Guatemala
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2007–2008
Manageryears2:2009–2010
Manageryears3:2010–
Managerclubs1:Comunicaciones
Managerclubs3:Deportivo Coatepeque
Pcupdate:23 July 2010
Ntupdate:23 July 2010

Eduardo "Gasparín" Acevedo Pineda (born 8 June 1964) is a Guatemalan football manager and retired football defender.

He is currently in charge of Guatemalan second division side Deportivo Coatepeque.

Club career

Acevedo played the majority of his professional career at Guatemalan club CSD Comunicaciones, where he went on to become the team captain and earn the nickname "Gasparín", same as the club's mascot and in reference to his loyalty for the club. Later on, however, he became a member of Comunicaciones' arch-rivals C.S.D. Municipal and also had a tenure at Antigua GFC.

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 23 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[1] and was a squad member at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1991, 1996 and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[2]

His final international was a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

Managerial career

After his playing career Acevedo embarked on a coaching career and worked at Comunicaciones as understudy to Iván León. They were dismissed in 2008.[3] He left Deportivo Iztapa in summer 2010 to manage Deportivo Coatepeque for the 2010/2011 season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019040525/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44949/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details
  3. http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=7829 “No nos pagaron la deuda”. Eduardo Acevedo.
  4. http://www.guatefutbol.com/index.php/noticias/primera-division/60-primera-division/4601-contrataron-a-acevedo Eduardo Acevedo Pineda es el nuevo técnico de Deportivo Coatepeque