David Stokes (Guatemalan footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Stokes Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Izabal, Guatemala | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 2025 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1965 | Comunicaciones | (17) | |
| 1965–1969 | C.D. Oro | ||
| International career | |||
| Guatemala | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Stokes Brown (4 January 1946 – 16 December 2025) was a Guatemalan footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics,[2] and is known for scoring the first Olympic goal for Guatemala in a 1–0 win against Czechoslovakia.
Stokes had his professional debut on 20 January 1961, at the age of 15. On his debut, he played against Universidad scoring two goals in a 2–0 win. He followed his debut in a clasico against Municipal where Cremas won 2–0 with David scoring both goals.
Stokes died on 16 December 2025, at the age of 79.[3]
References
- ^ "David Stokes". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Stokes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Herberth, Marroquín (16 December 2025). "Luto en el futbol guatemalteco: Fallece David Stokes Brown, autor del histórico gol ante Checoslovaquia". Ciudad de Guatemala (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
External links
- David Stokes at WorldFootball.net
- David Stokes at Olympics.com
- David Stokes at Olympedia
