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GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - 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.
