Iván Guerrero

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Iván Guerrero
Personal information
Full nameMario Iván Guerrero Ramírez
Date of birth (1977-11-30) 30 November 1977
Place of birthComayagua, Honduras
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubFort Lauderdale Strikers
Number12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2000Motagua99(3)
2000–2002Coventry City7(0)
2002–2004Motagua38(1)
2004Peñarol21(1)
2005–2007Chicago Fire74(3)
2008San Jose Earthquakes14(1)
2008D.C. United13(0)
2009Colorado Rapids0(0)
2009–2011Motagua87(1)
2013–Fort Lauderdale Strikers1(0)
National team‡
2000Honduras U233(0)
1999–2010Honduras84(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez (born 30 November 1977) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Club

Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez. He left the UK in October 2002[1] to rejoin Motagua and then moved to Peñarol in Uruguay in 2004, before his move to the Chicago Fire.

Major League Soccer

He served as Chicago's lone representative in the 2005 MLS All-Star Game; and won the Fire's 2005 Fire/Honda MVP and Fire Defender of the Year awards.[2]

On 21 November 2007 he was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.[3] He was later traded to D.C. United on 31 July 2008 in exchange for a partial allocation. He made his D.C. United debut on 2 August 2008 as a starting left midfielder in a 2-0 win against Kansas City Wizards.

After being traded in the pre-season to Colorado Rapids, as part of the deal taking Christian Gomez back to D.C. United, Guerrero was waived on 17 June 2009.

Retirement

He retired on 2011 playing for C.D. Motagua.[4]

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

On 24 January 2013, Guerrero ended retirement by signing with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.[5]

International career

Guerrero made his debut for Honduras in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Belize and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 33 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 1999,[7] 2001,[8] 2005[9] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[10] as well as at the 2000,[11] 2005[12] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[13]

He was a member of the national squad who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[14]

His final international was an October 2010 friendly match against Guatemala.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 March 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Nicaragua 2–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 25 May 2001 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Nicaragua 1–1 10–2 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
3. 18 August 2004 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 5–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 21 July 2005 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA  United States 1–0 1–2 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

Guerrero is a permanent resident of the United States.

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Motagua
D.C. United
Chicago Fire Soccer Club

Country

Honduras

References

  1. ↑ Guerrero contract terminated - CoventryCity Mad
  2. ↑ Arroyave, Luis (December 2008). "Fire ax wounded Guerrero". Chicago Tribune. 
  3. ↑ Ziehm, Len (11 April 2008). "'New' Earthquakes on tap for Fire". Chicago Sun-Times. 
  4. ↑ LaPrensa.hn – Guerrero: "El fútbol ya no es mi prioridad" – 26 December 2011
  5. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4538280
  6. ↑ Iván Guerrero – FIFA competition record
  7. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  8. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  9. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
  12. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
  13. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  14. ↑ "Iván Guerrero Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 May 2010. 

External links

Fort Lauderdale Strikers – current squad
  • Head Coach: Kronsteiner
  • Assistant Coach: Voss
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Lopes
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