Mario Guevara

Mario Elías Guevara Rivera (born March 1, 1971) is a former Salvadoran professional football player.^[6][7]

Mario Guevara

Personal information
Full name	Mario Elías Guevara Rivera
Date of birth	(1971-03-01) March 1, 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Sonsonate, El Salvador
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1987	Apaneca Pepsi
1989	Acajutla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1995	Tiburones
1996–2005	Alianza FC
2006–2008	Once Municipal
2008–2010	Alba-Acajutla
International career
1999–2004	El Salvador	18	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Sonsonate FC[1] (reserves)
2016–2018	Sonsonate FC[2][3] (assistant)
2018	Sonsonate FC[4] (interim)
2018	Sonsonate FC[5]
2020	Once Deportivo (physical trainer)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Nicknamed el Jefe (the boss), Guevara started his career at local club Tiburones, then had a lengthy spell at Primera División club Alianza F.C. with whom he won several league titles.

After 10 seasons with them he moved to Once Municipal to become player/coach in 2006, and finished his career with a return to lower league outfit Alba-Ajacutla.

International career

Guevara made his debut for El Salvador in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[8] as well as at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup.^[9]

His final international game was a September 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

Honours

Player

Club

Alianza F.C.

• Primera División
  • Champion: Apertura 1998, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2004
  • Runners-up: Clausura 2002

Once Municipal

• Primera División
  • Champion: Apertura 2006