Diosvelis Guerra

Diosvelis Alejandro Guerra Santiesteban (born 21 May 1989) is a Cuban international footballer who plays for Cienfuegos and the Cuba national football team.[2]

Diosvelis Guerra
Personal information
Full name Diosvelis Alejandro Guerra Santiesteban
Date of birth (1989-05-21) 21 May 1989
Place of birth San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cienfuegos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Granma
2010–2011 La Habana
2011–2013 Artemisa
2013–2014 Pinar del Rio
2015 Ciego de Ávila
2016 Cienfuegos 11 (0)
2017 Artemisa 11 (0)
2017– Cienfuegos 7 (0)
National team‡
2014– Cuba 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Santiesteban.

Club career

Uncommon in Cuba, Guerra played for 6 different Cuban provincial teams, starting his senior career with Granma.[3]

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2014 friendly match against Panama and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[4] and was called up to the Cuba team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He played in Cuba's opening game against Mexico, a 6–0 loss.[5] And reached the quarter finals but were eliminated by United States 6-0.

References
  1. "Diosvelis Guerra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. Diosvelis Guerra at Soccerway
  3. Síntesis biográfica (Bio) - EcuRed (in Spanish)
  4. Diosvelis Guerra – FIFA competition record
  5. "Mexico vs. Cuba". Soccerway. 9 July 2015.


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