Iván Guerrero
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography
Template:Family name hatnote Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez (born 30 November 1977) is a Honduran former footballer.
CareerEdit
ClubEdit
Guerrero began his career with F.C. Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez. He left the UK in October 2002<ref>Guerrero contract terminated – CoventryCity Mad</ref> to rejoin Motagua and then moved to C.A. Peñarol in Uruguay in 2004, before his move to Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Major League SoccerEdit
He served as Chicago's lone representative in the 2005 MLS All-Star Game; and won the Fire's 2005 Fire/Honda MVP and Fire Defender of the Year awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 21 November 2007 he was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was later traded to D.C. United on 31 July 2008 in exchange for a partial allocation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He made his D.C. United debut on 2 August 2008 as a starting left midfielder in a 2–0 win against Kansas City Wizards.
Guerrero was traded to Colorado Rapids in February 2009 as part of the deal taking Christian Gómez back to D.C. United.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was waived by Colorado on 17 June 2009.
RetirementEdit
He retired in 2011 playing for F.C. Motagua.<ref>LaPrensa.hn – Guerrero: "El fútbol ya no es mi prioridad" Template:Webarchive – 26 December 2011</ref>
Fort Lauderdale StrikersEdit
On 24 January 2013, Guerrero ended retirement by signing with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In his first season with the Strikers he led the team in assists with six. Guerrero is captain of the club for the 2014 season. Following the dismissal of head coach Marcelo Neveleff on 7 June 2015, Guerrero was named interim head coach for the Strikers final spring season match against Minnesota United FC. On 30 April 2015, it was announced that Günter Kronsteiner would be returning as Strikers head coach. Guerrero will remain as an assistant coach on Kronsteiner's staff and also still be a part of the Strikers player roster.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
International careerEdit
Guerrero made his debut for Honduras in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Belize and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 33 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref>Template:FIFA player</ref> and played at the 1999,<ref>UNCAF Tournament 1999 – RSSSF</ref> 2001,<ref>Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> 2005<ref>Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 – Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups<ref>UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> as well as at the 2000,<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details – RSSSF</ref> 2005<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref>
He was a member of the national squad who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
His final international was an October 2010 friendly match against Guatemala.
International goalsEdit
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| Template:Tooltip | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 March 2000 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 May 2001 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 10–2 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3. | 18 August 2004 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 21 July 2005 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Personal lifeEdit
Guerrero is a permanent resident of the United States.
Honours and awardsEdit
ClubEdit
- F.C. Motagua
- Liga Nacional: 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2010–11 C
- Honduran Super Cup: 1997–98
- D.C. United
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club
CountryEdit
- Honduras
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Template:NFT player
- Profile – Fort Lauderdale Strikers