Salvadoran footballer (born 1967)
Waldir Guerra
![]() Guerra in 1985 |
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Full name |
Waldir Guerra |
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Date of birth |
(1967-04-02) April 2, 1967 (age 57) |
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Place of birth |
San Vicente, El Salvador |
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Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Position(s) |
striker |
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1986 |
Bell High School |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1990 |
Los Angeles Heat |
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1993–1995 |
Los Angeles Salsa |
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1997–2002 |
Águila |
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2002–2003 |
Aspirante |
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1997–1999 |
El Salvador |
13 |
(3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2011 |
Waldir Guerra (born April 2, 1967) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team during his career.
Club career
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
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
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
References
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