Luis Guevara Mora
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Ricardo Guevara Mora | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1984 |
Once Lobos | ||
| 1985 | Águila | ||
| 1986–1988 |
Atlético Marte | ||
| 1988–1991 |
Club Xelajú MC | ||
| 1992–1993 | Aurora | ||
| 1994–1996 |
Atlético Marte | ||
| 1996–2000 | Alianza | ||
| 2002 |
Atlético Marte | ||
| 2003 | San Salvador F.C. | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1996 | El Salvador[1] | 43 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 |
Atlético Marte | ||
| 2010 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 2016 | Atlético Marte | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Ricardo Guevara Mora (born 2 September 1961) is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Nicknamed el Negro, he became a member of the
1982 FIFA World Cup
. Guevara remains one of El Salvador's best goalkeepers. He was known for his outstanding reflexes, leaping ability and acrobatic style of play, as well as his controversial antics off the field, which also earned him another nickname, 'el Loco'. He is the all-time cap leader for El Salvador national team.
Club career
In his early years, Guevara was a baseball and basketball enthusiast despite future national team goalkeeper
Salvadoran Second Division. Finally, he retired again at San Salvador F.C. to become a manager.[2][3]
International career
At the age of 17, he was called up to play a
friendly game against Panama
in April 1979. He became the youngest goalkeeper in the national team's history.
Prior to the 1982 World Cup finals, during the
10–1
, and Guevara became the goalkeeper with the most goals scored against in a single match, a record that stands as of 2019.
He played 91 times for his national team in which he earned 50 senior caps.[4] He represented his country in 13 World Cup qualification matches.[5] His final international game was a November 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.
Personal life
Guevara is married to Flor de María and the couple have three children: Luis Ricardo, Ana Luisa and Gabriel Sebastián.
Honours
- Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador: 1981, 1982, 1997, 1999, 2003[6]
References
- ^ https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/elsal-recintlp.html
- ^ El retiro del negro Archived 16 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ “El Negro” se quitó los guantes para siempre – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Ricardo Guevara Mora y los 91 juegos en la seleccion nacional – El Balon Cuscatleco (in Spanish)
- ^ Luis Guevara Mora – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Los campeones Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine – - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
External links
- Luis Guevara Mora at National-Football-Teams.com
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