Iván León

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Iván León

Personal information
Full name	Marlon Iván León y León
Date of birth	(1967-03-03) March 3, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Modelito
	Deportivo Esso Recreo
	Texaco Company
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Deportivo Escuintla
1987	Comunicaciones
1988	Deportivo Escuintla
1989	Cobán Imperial
1990–1992	Comunicaciones
1992–1994	Deportivo Escuintla
1994–1999	Comunicaciones
1999–2000	Aurora F.C.
International career^‡
1989–1999	Guatemala	34	(0)
Managerial career
2002	Nueva Concepción
2002–2005	Heredia
	Guatemala U-21
2007–2008	CSD Comunicaciones
2008	Xinabajul
2008–2009	Deportivo Malacateco
2009	Zacapa
2010	Heredia
2020-2021	Achuapa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2010

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Marlon Iván "El Chino" León y León (born 3 March 1967) is a Guatemalan football manager and retired football defender who has played over 10 years for Guatemala's national team.

He most recently managed Heredia in the 2010 Clausura.

Club career

León has played the majority of his career for CSD Comunicaciones, one of Guatemala's most successful football clubs. He has also played for Deportivo Escuintla, Cobán Imperial and army side Aurora.

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in a February 1989 friendly match against Poland and has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[1] and played at several UNCAF Cups as well as at the 1998, 2000 and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[2]

His final international was a March 1999 US Cup match against the United States.

Managerial career

León started his coaching career at second division side Deportivo Nueva Concepción and managed Heredia, the Guatemalan U-21 side, Comunicaciones, Xinabajul whom he led to the premier division, Malacateco and Zacapa. In February 2010, he rejoined Heredia.^[3]

References

1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
2. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
3. El chino Iván León nuevo DT de Heredia^{[permanent dead link‍]} - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)

External links

• Profile Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine - La Figura (in Spanish)