Waldir Guerra
Waldir Guerra (born April 2, 1967) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team during his career.
| Guerra in 1985 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldir Guerra | ||
| Date of birth | April 2, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vicente, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986 | Bell High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Los Angeles Heat | ||
| 1993–1995 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1997–2002 | Águila | ||
| 2002–2003 | Aspirante | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–1999 | El Salvador | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2011 | |||
Club career edit
Guerra arrived in the USA as a refugee in 1982 and attended Bells High School[1] for whom he scored 117 goals in his first three years, which was a record.[2] As a senior, he played for American Professional Soccer League side Los Angeles Heat until they went out of business in 1990. Three years later he played for Los Angeles Salsa[3] for whom he scored once in 22 matches in his first season.[4]
He returned to his native El Salvador in 1997 to play for Águila. He topped the goalscoring charts of the 1999 Apertura.[5]
International career edit
Guerra made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1997 friendly match against Guatemala in which he immediately scored a goal, and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 1997[7] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]
His final international game was a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April 1997 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | Guatemala | 1-0 | 1-1 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 20 April 1997 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Panama | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3 | 9 November 1997 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Jamaica | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References edit
- ^ WALDIR GUERRA : Instead of Dodging Bullets in El Salvador, Bell High School Junior Is Now Busy Dodging Defenders on the Soccer Field - Los Angeles Times
- ^ Guerra Moves to Defense but Scores Sole Goal as Bell Tops Grant, 1-0 - Los Angeles Times
- ^ He's Taking the Field of Dreams Again : Soccer: Waldir Guerra is getting another chance to play professionally the sport he loves, this time with the newly formed Los Angeles Salsa - Los Angeles Times
- ^ American Professional Soccer League 1993 Season - A-League archive
- ^ El Salvador 1999/2000 - RSSSF
- ^ – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links edit
- Waldir Guerra at National-Football-Teams.com