Eduardo "Gasparín" Acevedo Pineda (born 8 June 1964) is a Guatemalan football manager and retired football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Acevedo Pineda | ||
| Date of birth | June 8, 1964 | ||
| 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 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2010 | |||
He is currently in charge of Guatemalan second division side Deportivo Coatepeque.
Club career
editAcevedo 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
editHe 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
editAfter 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
edit- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF [1]
- ^ “No nos pagaron la deuda”. Eduardo Acevedo. Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- ^ Eduardo Acevedo Pineda es el nuevo técnico de Deportivo Coatepeque - Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Eduardo Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.com
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