Mauricio Saucedo Football player

Mauricio Saucedo Guardia (born August 14, 1985 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football midfielder who plays for Universitario de Sucre. He is a member of the Bolivian national team.Saucedo developed his skills at Tahuichi Academy. In 2003, at age 18 he reached professional football when he signed for Bolívar, although he made his official debut in the Bolivian league with Iberoamericana later that year. In 2004, he joined La Paz F.C. but his appearances were sporadic, mainly coming off the bench.The following year he transferred to San José, and his career finally began to sprout. In short time, Saucedo became one of the most valuable young prospects in the country and helped the club in obtaining the 2007 Clausura title.In January 2009, he was signed by Universitario de Sucre along with other important players to fortify the squad before facing Copa Libertadores.In February 2010, he travelled to Ukraine and signed for first division club FC Chornomorets Odesa. By August of that year, Saucedo returned to Bolivia and joined hometown club Oriente Petrolero.In July 2011, he was signed by Portuguese club Vitória S.C.. After making only one appearance since the beginning of the season, he criticized manager Rui Vitória for not giving him enough playing time which led to the club releasing the player on the December 16, 2011.He was signed by Brazilian club Bragantino on January 5, 2012.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 14, 1985
Birth place
Bolivia , Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Height (meters)1.86

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
Midfielder
teams
Club Universitario
Clube Atlético Bragantino
Club Deportivo San José
Bolivia national football team
Club Bolívar
The Strongest
Oriente Petrolero
Vitória S.C.
FC Chornomorets Odesa
La Paz F.C.
Tahuichi Academy
Iberoamericana

Mauricio Saucedo on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://au.soccerway.com/players/mauricio-saucedo/24555
  2. http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador.asp?codigo=32549