Floyd Guthrie
Costa Rican football player (born 1966)
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Floyd Anthony Guthrie Bell (born 14 March 1966) is a Guatemalan-Costa Rican retired footballer who has played as a defender, midfielder and forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Floyd Anthony Guthrie Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Uruguay de Coronado | ||
| 1987–1990 | Herediano | ||
| 1990–1994 | Municipal Turrialba | ||
| 1994–1996 | Victoria | ||
| 1995–1996 | → UA Tamaulipas (loan) | ||
| 1996 | → Luis Ángel Firpo (loan) | ||
| 1997–2001 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2001–2002 | Herediano | ||
| 2002 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 2003–2004 | Antigua | ||
| 2004–2005 | Suchitepéquez | ||
| 2005–2006 | Petapa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1998 | Costa Rica | 33 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2015 | |||
Club career
A versatile player, Limón-born[1] Guthrie started his career at Uruguay de Coronado and also played for Herediano and Municipal Turrialba in Costa Rica before moving abroad.[citation needed]
He had spells in Honduras with Victoria, in El Salvador with Luis Ángel Firpo,[2] in Mexico with UA Tamaulipas[3] but spent the majority of his career abroad in Guatemala, playing for Comunicaciones,[1] Antigua,[4] Suchitepéquez and Petapa.[5]
In March 2001, Guthrie returned to Herediano[6] and later played for Pérez Zeledón before moving back to Guatemala. Guthrie has become a Guatemalan citizen.[7]
International career
Guthrie made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico and earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 3 goals.[8] He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played at the 1991, 1993[10] and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups[11] as well as at the 1991,[12] 1993[13] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[14]
His final international match was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.
Personal life
Guthrie is married to Waleska Loaiza.[15]