Jhonny Cubero Quesada (born 23 March 1976 in Grecia) is a

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n professional

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who last played for Coatepeque in Guatemala.

Club career

A much-travelled forward, Cubero made his professional debut on 23 March 1996 for

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- Prensa Libre and spent the first seasons of his career at Costa Rican sides

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and San Carlos for whom he scored 19 in the 2002 season before moving abroad to play in Guatemala for over 10 years. He won the 2007 Clausura title with Xelajú. In June 2010 Cubero returned to his native Costa Rica but in September 2010 he was released by

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for alleged indiscipline. He then returned to Guatemala and was snapped up by Suchitepéquez. In August 2012 he signed for Guatemalan second division side Deportivo Ayutla, he joined Juventud Escuintleca for the 2013 Clausura and moved to Coatepeque in September 2013.

International career

Cubero has made five appearances for the

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, his debut coming in a friendly against Ecuador on February 16, 2005. He made two substitute appearances at the

UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Partici ...

and two substitute appearances at the

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Personal life

Cubero is a son of former Costa Rican international José Pepe Cubero. He has become a Guatemalan citizen.De ticos a chapines
- Al Día

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- Nación {{DEFAULTSORT:Cubero, Jhonny 1976 births Living people People from Grecia (canton) Footballers from Alajuela Province Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Naturalized citizens of Guatemala Costa Rican emigrants to Guatemala 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Puntarenas F.C. players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players C.S.D. Xelajú MC players C.D. Suchitepéquez players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Liga FPD players Deportivo Ayutla players