Henry Medina (born 16 March 1981) is a

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defender. He currently plays for

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in Guatemala's top division.

Club career

Medina played for Deportivo Teculután prior to joining Guatemalan giants

CSD Municipal Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or ''Los Rojos'' (the Reds), is a Guatemalan football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their home matches a ...

in 2004. He left the squad after four years to play for

Deportivo Xinabajul Deportivo Xinabajul is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. Founded in 1980, they competed in the '' Liga Nacional'', the top divis ...

in Guatemala's top division. However, in November 2009, he announced his departure due to financial complications at the

Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American High ...

club. He subsequently joined Mazatenango side ''Suchi''.

International career

Medina made his debut for

in a July 2004 friendly match against

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in which game he immediately scored the only goal. He went on to collect a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the

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and was a member of the Guatemala national team for the

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ( CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States fr ...

.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details
- RSSSF Medina's final international was an August 2007 friendly match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.''

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References

1981 births Living people People from Escuintla Department Men's association football defenders Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.S.D. Municipal players C.D. Suchitepéquez players {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub