Mariano Elí Acevedo Fúnez (born 9 January 1983) is a Honduran former

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who played as a

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Club career

Acevedo has played the large part of his career for Marathón, and is a midfielder. He has played for Marathón in the

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. In May 2013 he did not accept a pay cut by Marathón and was said to move to either Olimpia or Motagua.

International career

Acevedo made his debut for

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in a February 2008

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against

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Mendoza. He has, as of 1 August 2012, earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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, and

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s as well as at the

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CONCACAF Champions League

Honours and awards

;Honduras *

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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* * * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Yoro Department Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players C.D. Marathón players C.D. Olimpia players C.D. Honduras Progreso players Primera B de Chile players Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Honduran sportsmen {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub