Luis Guevara Mora
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| Luis Guevara Mora | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Ricardo Guevara Mora | |
| Date of birth | September 2, 1961 | |
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| Height | 1,86 m. | |
| Playing position | goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca | 1978-1982 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1988-1991 1992-1993 1994 1998-2000 2002-2003 |
Club Deportivo Aguila Club Xelajú MC Aurora FC Once Lobos Atletico Marte Alianza F.C. Atletico Marte |
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| National team | ||
| 1979-1996 |  El Salvador |
89 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Luis Ricardo Guevara Mora (born 2 September 1961) is a Salvadorean former football goalkeeper. He became a member of the Salvadorean national team and represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
[edit] Career
At the age of 17, he was called up to play a Friendly game against Panama. He became the youngest goalkeeper in the teams history.
Prior to the 1982 World Cup finals, during the qualification rounds, he only received one goal, and played in a memorable victory against Mexico. At the finals tournament in Spain, he became one of the youngest goalkeepers to participate in the World Cup. In the first round, El Salvador lost to Hungary 10-1, and Guevara became the goalkeeper with the most goals scored against in a single match, a record that stands as of 2006.
Guevara remains one of El Salvador's best goalkeepers. He's was known for his outstanding reflexes, leaping ability and acrobatic style of play, as well as his controversial antics off the field.
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