Mario Acevedo

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| name = Mario Acevedo

| fullname = Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|02|15}}

| birth_place = Puerto Barrios, Guatemala

| height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=0}}

| position = striker

| currentclub = CD Suchitepéquez

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| years4 = 1997–1998

| years5 = 2000–2009

| years6 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = CD Suchitepéquez

| clubs2 = Antigua GFC

| clubs3 = Venados de Yucatán

| clubs4 = Cobán Imperial

| clubs5 = CSD Municipal

| clubs6 = Deportivo Heredia

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| caps5 = 100

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| goals5 = 40

| nationalyears1 = 1996–2008

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps1 = 53

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| pcupdate = 24 January 2010

| ntupdate = 24 January 2010

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Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez (born February 15, 1969) is a Guatemalan football forward. He played for many local clubs, most famously CSD Municipal in the Guatemala's top division.

Club career

Nicknamed El Coyote, Acevedo played the majority of his career with Municipal but also had stints with CD Suchitepéquez, Antigua GFC, Cobán Imperial and Mexican side Venados de Yucatán.

[http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2003/septiembre/07/66097.html Pezzarosi y Acevedo, dispuestos a brillar hoy en el choque entre rojos y cremas]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} He is the second highest all-time goalscorer in the domestic league, with 170 goals to his name.[http://www.guatefutbol.com/index.php/ligas/goleadores-historicos Goleadores Históricos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206120751/http://www.guatefutbol.com/index.php/ligas/goleadores-historicos |date=2010-02-06 }} - Guatefutbol

After not being renewed his contract at the end of the 2008-2009 Clausura season, Acevedo was released by his club, and afterwards he announced his retirement from the sport. However, in September 2009, he signed with for Deportivo Heredia, and in February 2010, CD Suchitepéquez confirmed Acevedo was to rejoin them,[http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=26434 Confirman a Mario Acevedo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206203209/http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=26434 |date=2010-02-06 }} - La Red Deportiva {{in lang|es}} only for Heredia not to allow him to leave. He then left Heredia in April 2010.[http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=27931 Heredia/ Separan a Pozas y Acevedo]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - La Red Deportiva {{in lang|es}}

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in a March 1996 friendly match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 5 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/guat-recintlp.html Appearances for Guatemala National Team] - RSSSF He has represented Guatemala in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090216124501/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155519/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA