| Waldir Guerra | |
| Fullname: | Waldir Guerra |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1967 |
| Birth Place: | San Vicente, El Salvador |
| Position: | striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1986 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bell High School |
| Years1: | 1990 |
| Years2: | 1993 - 1995 |
| Years3: | 1997 - 2002 |
| Years4: | 2002 - 2003 |
| Clubs4: | Aspirante |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997 - 1999 |
| Nationalteam1: | El Salvador |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 May 2011 |
Waldir Guerra (born April 2, 1967) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team during his career.
Guerra arrived in the USA as a refugee in 1982 and attended Bells High School[1] for whom he scored 117 goals in his first three years, which was a record.[2] As a senior, he played for American Professional Soccer League side Los Angeles Heat until they went out of business in 1990. Three years later he played for Los Angeles Salsa[3] for whom he scored once in 22 matches in his first season.[4]
He returned to his native El Salvador in 1997 to play for Águila. He topped the goalscoring charts of the 1999 Apertura.[5]
Guerra made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1997 friendly match against Guatemala in which he immediately scored a goal, and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1997[6] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[7] as well as at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
His final international game was a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April 1997 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | 1-0 | 1-1 | Friendly match | ||
| 2 | 20 April 1997 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||
| 3 | 9 November 1997 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |