Floyd Guthrie

Floyd Anthony Guthrie Bell (born 14 March 1966) is a Guatemalan-Costa Rican retired footballer who has played as a defender, midfielder and forward.

Floyd Guthrie

Personal information
Full name	Floyd Anthony Guthrie Bell
Date of birth	(1966-03-14) 14 March 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Limón, Costa Rica
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker Defender Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1987	Uruguay de Coronado
1987–1990	Herediano
1990–1994	Municipal Turrialba
1994–1996	Victoria
1995–1996	→ UA Tamaulipas (loan)
1996	→ Luis Ángel Firpo (loan)
1997–2001	Comunicaciones
2001–2002	Herediano
2002	Pérez Zeledón
2003–2004	Antigua
2004–2005	Suchitepéquez
2005–2006	Petapa
International career‡
1991–1998	Costa Rica	33	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2015

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

Club career

A versatile player, Limón-born^[1] Guthrie started his career at Uruguay de Coronado and also played for Herediano and Municipal Turrialba in Costa Rica before moving abroad.^{[citation needed]}

He had spells in Honduras with Victoria, in El Salvador with Luis Ángel Firpo,^[2] in Mexico with UA Tamaulipas^[3] but spent the majority of his career abroad in Guatemala, playing for Comunicaciones,^[1] Antigua,^[4] Suchitepéquez and Petapa.^[5]

In March 2001, Guthrie returned to Herediano^[6] and later played for Pérez Zeledón before moving back to Guatemala. Guthrie has become a Guatemalan citizen.^[7]

International career

Guthrie made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico and earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 3 goals.^[8] He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[9] and played at the 1991, 1993^[10] and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups^[11] as well as at the 1991,^[12] 1993^[13] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[14]

His final international match was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

Personal life

Guthrie is married to Waleska Loaiza.^[15]