Yony Flores (born 16 February 1983 in

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) is a former

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defender who last played for

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in the

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Club career

Flores started his career at Sacachispas. He joined

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before signing up for

on 16 June 2009.

Match fixing allegations and suspension

On 27 May 2012 Flores was separated from the Guatemala National Team on basis of suspected to arrange a match result of Guatemala against South Africa in 2010. In June 2012, this was confirmed by teammates, Luis Rodriguez and Carlos Ruiz. Flores, along with Guillermo Ramirez and Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera, was found guilty by the National Football Federation of Guatemala in September 2012 of conspiring to fix a pair of national team exhibitions and a CONCACAF Champions League game between CSD Municipal and Mexico's Santos Laguna. The trio played together at Municipal in the fall of 2010, when the club finished behind Santos and the Columbus Crew in its first-round group. Banned from the sport inside their native country, the players saw their exile extended worldwide on Wednesday.

International career

Flores made his debut for

in a February 2007

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match against

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and, as of January 2010, earned 20 caps, scoring no goals, including seven qualifying matches for the

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. He was part of the squad for the

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, but did not make any appearances. In 2011, Flores scored a goal in a

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match against

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International goals

Personal life

Flores is married to Johanna de Flores and they have a daughter named Catherine.

References

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- LaRed Deportiva 1983 births Living people People from Chiquimula Department Men's association football defenders Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Deportivo Marquense players C.S.D. Municipal players Sportspeople involved in betting scandals Sportspeople banned for life {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub