Luis Swisher

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Luis Swisher
Personal information
Full name Luis Arturo Swisher Salguero
Date of birth (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 Aurora F.C. 63 (2)
2001–2002 Comunicaciones 9 (0)
2002 USAC 16 (3)
2002–2003 Cobán Imperial 32 (0)
2003–2004 Antigua GFC 25 (0)
2004–2005 CD Suchitepéquez 39 (1)
2005–2006 Polonia Warszawa 14 (0)
2006–2007 CD Suchitepéquez 16 (0)
2007–2008 Club Xelajú MC 57 (2)
2008–2009 Deportivo Jalapa 16 (0)
2009 Deportivo Petapa 8 (0)
2009–2013 USAC 153 (6)
Total448(14)
International career‡
2000–2007 Guatemala 23 (0)
Managerial career
2017-2018 FC Boulder U23
2018–2021 Saint Louis FC U19
2021–2023 St. Louis City SC U17
2023– St. Louis City SC U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2011

Luis Arturo Swisher Salguero (born 21 June 1978) is a former Guatemalan football defender.

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Club career

Swisher started his professional career with Aurora F.C. making his debut with the club in 1997. He then played for some other local teams before he joined Polish side Polonia Warszawa from CD Suchitepéquez in June 2005, after several exceptional years in Guatemala. He lasted only one season in Europe and returned to Suchitepéquez only to play for four different teams in the next four seasons. After joining Petapa in 2009 [1] he moved to USAC before the 2009–2010 season. In March 2010, his former club Jalapa were deducted 6 points for breach of contract after not paying the salaries of Swisher and Maynor Dávila. [2] In June 2013, Swisher announces his retirement from professional football, making USAC his last team. Worked as a coach for the New York Red Bulls Academy and currently is the head coach of U21 St. Louis City SC.

International career

Swisher made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2000 friendly match against Panama and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 23 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [3] as well as at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [4] He then was not considered for the national team by Ramón Maradiaga for four years before returning to the squad in 2006 [5] and to play at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [6] He also played at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2001. [7]

Management

Swisher was named head coach of FC Boulder of the USL Premier Development League for the 2017 season.

In June 2018 Swisher was appointed as the new coach of Saint Louis FC U19, bronze medalist finish on the 2018/19 season of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy

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References

  1. ↑ Luis Swisher se une a Petapa Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine – La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Jalapa pierde seis puntos por incumplimiento de pago Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  4. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 – Full Details Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  5. ↑ Luis Swisher convocado a Selección Archived 2009-09-28 at the Wayback Machine – La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  7. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  8. ↑ "USL PDL (USA) 2017 – Standings" . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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