Eduardo Acevedo (Guatemalan footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Pineda.

Eduardo Acevedo

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Acevedo Pineda
Date of birth	(1964-06-08) June 8, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Guatemala
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	defender
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Coatepeque (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1996	Comunicaciones
1999–2000	Antigua GFC
2000–2001	Municipal
International career^‡
1991–2000	Guatemala	23	(0)
Managerial career
2007–2008	Comunicaciones
2009–2010	Deportivo Iztapa
2010–	Deportivo Coatepeque
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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]

References

1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
2. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF [1]
3. “No nos pagaron la deuda”. Eduardo Acevedo. Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
4. Eduardo Acevedo Pineda es el nuevo técnico de Deportivo Coatepeque - Guatefutbol (in Spanish)

External links

• Eduardo Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.com