Iván Guerrero

Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez (born 30 November 1977) is a Honduran former footballer who last played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League. He was the club captain and also served as an assistant coach.

This article is about footballer. For filmmaker, see Ivan Guerrero.

Mario Iván Guerrero
Personal information
Full name Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez
Date of birth (1977-11-30) 30 November 1977
Place of birth Comayagua, Honduras
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Motagua 99 (3)
2000–2002 Coventry City 7 (0)
2002–2004 Motagua 38 (1)
2004 Peñarol 21 (1)
2005–2007 Chicago Fire 74 (3)
2008 San Jose Earthquakes 14 (1)
2008 D.C. United 13 (0)
2009 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2009–2011 Motagua 87 (1)
2013–2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 49 (0)
National team‡
2000 Honduras U23 3 (0)
1999–2010 Honduras 84 (4)
Teams managed
2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Career

Club

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[1] 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 Soccer

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.[2]

On 21 November 2007 he was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.[3] He was later traded to D.C. United on 31 July 2008 in exchange for a partial allocation.[4] 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.[5] He was waived by Colorado on 17 June 2009.

Retirement

He retired in 2011 playing for F.C. Motagua.[6]

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

On 24 January 2013, Guerrero ended retirement by signing with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.[7] 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 June 7, 2015, Guerrero was named interim head coach for the Strikers final spring season match against Minnesota United FC. On April 30, 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.[8]

International career

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[9] and played at the 1999,[10] 2001,[11] 2005[12] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[13] as well as at the 2000,[14] 2005[15] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[16]

He was a member of the national squad who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[17]

His final international was an October 2010 friendly match against Guatemala.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 March 2000Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Nicaragua2–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.25 May 2001Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nicaragua1–110–22001 UNCAF Nations Cup
3.18 August 2004Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–05–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.21 July 2005Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States United States1–01–22005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

Guerrero is a permanent resident of the United States.

Honours and awards

Club
F.C. Motagua
D.C. United
Chicago Fire Soccer Club

Country
Honduras

References
  1. Guerrero contract terminated – CoventryCity Mad
  2. Arroyave, Luis (December 2008). "Fire ax wounded Guerrero". Chicago Tribune.
  3. Ziehm, Len (11 April 2008). "'New' Earthquakes on tap for Fire". Chicago Sun-Times.
  4. https://www.si.com/soccer/2008/07/31/quakes-guerrero
  5. http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2010/06/rapids-acquire-ivan-guerrero-trade-dc-united
  6. LaPrensa.hn – Guerrero: "El fútbol ya no es mi prioridad" – 26 December 2011
  7. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4538280
  8. "Strikers Name Gunter Kronsteiner Head Coach". Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  9. Iván Guerrero – FIFA competition record
  10. UNCAF Tournament 1999 – RSSSF
  11. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  12. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  13. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  14. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details – RSSSF
  15. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  16. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  17. "Iván Guerrero Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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