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Soccer-Guatemala coach Gomez quits

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 9 - Guatemala coach Hernan
Dario Gomez has quit following a 5-0 defeat Argentina's under-23
team in a friendly international, saying he had failed to make
progress in more than two years at the helm.

"I'm leaving because I haven't been able to achieve what I
wanted," said the Colombian, who led his own country at the 1998
World Cup and took Ecuador to their first finals four years
later.

"I've been here for two-and-a-half years without making any
headway.

"My dreams have been shattered and I'm sad because
everywhere I've been, I've finished what I started."

Guatemala were thrashed by Argentina in Los Angeles on
Wednesday. Argentina fielded the under-23 side they hope will
retain their Olympic title in Beijing in August.

Gomez was in charge for 20 games, winning five and losing
11. His side reached the quarter-finals of last year's CONCACAF
Gold Cup before losing 3-0 to Canada.

Guatemala, who have never played at the World Cup, start
their 2010 qualifying campaign with a two-leg tie against either
Turks & Caicos Islands or St Lucia in June.
(Reporting by Herbert Hernandez, editing by Rex Gowar)

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