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Carlos Castañeda

Carlos Castañeda

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

A forward, Castañeda played for CD Suchitepequez and C.S.D. Comunicaciones in Guatemala.

International career

At the 1988 Olympics, he scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to Italy in Guatemala's first match (a header off of a free kick) and started all of Guatemala's three matches. In qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Castaneda scored a crucial goal (escaping the marking of John Limniatis to score a header from a corner) versus Canada in the second leg of Guatemala's second round encounter giving Guatemala a 2-0 lead which eventually helped Guatemala advance to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on away goals. He took part in 14 World Cup qualification matches in total during the 1990 and 1994 campaigns. Castañeda also represented Guatemala at the 1991 and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

Club
C.D. Suchitepéquez
Club
Comunicaciones F.C.
Club
Guatemala men's national football team

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Description

Guatemalan association football player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Carlos Castañeda Mendez is a former Guatemalan footballer who was a member of the Guatemala national team and represented Guatemala at the 1988 Olympic Games.

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