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Costa Rica
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Ticos
La Sele (The Selection)
Association Costa Rican Football Federation
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto[1]
Captain Bryan Ruiz
Most caps Walter Centeno (137)
Top scorer Rolando Fonseca (47)
Home stadium Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA code CRC
FIFA ranking 62
Highest FIFA ranking 17 (May 2003)
Lowest FIFA ranking 93 (July 1996)
Elo ranking 43
Highest Elo ranking 14 (March 1960)
Lowest Elo ranking 81 (March 1983)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Costa Rica Costa Rica 7–0 El Salvador 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921)
Biggest win
Costa Rica Costa Rica 12–0 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; December 10, 1946)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7–0 Costa Rica Costa Rica
(Mexico City, Mexico; August 17, 1975)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1990)
Best result Round of 16, 1990
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 15 (First in 1963)
Best result Winners, 1963, 1969,
1989
Copa América
Appearances 3 (First in 1997)
Best result Quarter-Finals, 2001 and 2004

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States. They are clearly the most successful team in Central America having qualified for three World Cups, reaching the last sixteen on their debut in Italy 1990 and putting on a solid showing in 2002 where they were drawn in the same group as eventual champions Brazil and third-place finishing Turkey. In 2006, Los Ticos qualified for the World Cup in Germany, with their worst World Cup to date, finishing 31st out of 32 teams. Costa Rica has qualified first in the CONCACAF Final Round in both the 1990 World Cup qualification final round and 2002 World Cup qualification final round. The edge in both CONCACAF and UNCAF Nations Cup titles is also significant over regional national teams. Costa Rica have been CONCACAF champions three times (1963, 1969, 1989) and have won the UNCAF Nations Cup six times. The nation has also participated in four Copa América tournaments, making the quarterfinals in *2001 and 2004.

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[edit] History

Costa Rica has a long-standing football culture and tradition.

The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, winning their first game 7–0 against El Salvador. In the final, Costa Rica defeated 6–0 Guatemala to claim the trophy.[2]

The football team of Costa Rica has been characterized above all by its regularity over the years. Well remembered is the selection of this country formed in the late 1940s acquiring the nickname of "The Gold Shorties". Throughout the 50s and 60s, were very much the second strongest team in the CONCACAF zone behind Mexico, finishing runners-up in World Cup qualifying in the 1958, 1962 and 1966 qualifiers. Stars of the side in this period were Ruben Jimenez, Errol Daniels, Leonel Hernandez and Edgar Marin.

However, at the end of the 60s their fortunes would decline as other teams in the region such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago and Canada came to the fore. Although the majority of these participants have had short on points World Cup performances. During the 1970s and most of the 1980s, the Costa Rican team went unnoticed, absent from World Cups. Costa Rica failed to make the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying rounds until the 1986 qualifier. Currently its historical topscorer is Rolando Fonseca with 47 goals.

[edit] 1980s and early 1990s

Note worthy was the participation of the selection of Costa Rica at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984 (Details). With a 1-0 Win over Italy.

[edit] Qualifying to Italy 1990

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup

After a great campaign in the CONCACAF Championship in 1989, Costa Rica gets its first ticket to the finals of a World Cup where they made a huge showing after beating Scotland and Sweden in the first round. It all started with a tie against Panama. To advance to the qualifying group stage. Costa Rica suffered against the Panamanians in the first game at Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela, and ended up taking a local one to one tie. In the second game at the stadium Revolution (now Rommel Fernandez), two goals from Juan Arnoldo Cayasso gave the away victory to Costa Rica 0-2 victory to advanced to the group stage. Costa Rica started the group stage with a defeat in Guatemala by 1 to 0. Then beat the same Guatemala 2-1 at home, goals from Róger Flores and Evaristo Coronado. Then Coasta Rica beat the U.S. in San Jose by 1-0 with a goal from Gilberto Rodden. Then they lost to the U.S. 1-0 in St. Louis - Missouri. Following this they tied in Trinidad and Tobago 1 to 1, the scorer was Evaristo Coronado. Beat Trinidad and Tobago in San Jose with a goal by Juan Arnoldo Cayasso. A substantial away win was next for the Ticos in El Salvador at the Cuzcatlán by 2-4, with goals from Carlos Mario Hidalgo, Enrique Diaz and a double from Leonidas Flores. Finally in the last game a victory over El Salvador in San Jose by 1 goal to 0 signified a trip to the 1990 Fifa World Cup. Pastor Fernandez scored the lone goal. Costa Rica finished first with 11 points in the pentagonal and the United States in second also with 11 points in 8 games respectably both qualifying, but Costa Rica first on goal difference. Mexico was disqualified from this qualifier because of youth player age tampering.

Main article: 1989 CONCACAF Championship
Qualifying Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 8 5 1 2 10 6 +4 11
 United States 8 4 3 1 6 3 +3 11
 Trinidad and Tobago 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 9
 Guatemala 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 3
 El Salvador 6 0 2 4 2 8 −6 2
  • In right, the team that played against Scotland in the World Cup Italy 1990.

[edit] 1990s and early 2000s - The Wanchope years

After its brilliant performance in the Italian summer, the national team failed to qualify for World Cup USA 1994 and France 1998 due to lack of planning and poor results. It was an important and historical moment when, in 1997 Costa Rica was invited for the first time to the Copa America held in Bolivia, Costa Rica also played memorable friendlies including a 5-4 defeat against Uruguay in Estadio Centenario.

Main article: 1997 Copa America
Qualifying Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 5 - 4
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 5 - 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 10 +8 1

[edit] 2001 Copa America - Second invitation

Main article: 2001 Copa America

[edit] Qualifying Korea / Japan 2002

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup

After the resounding failures in qualifying for the World Cup 1994 and World Cup 1998. The Ticos won the qualification for the World Cup in 2002 held in South Korea and Japan after a brilliant campaign, in which they came throw in first place. Beating favorites Mexico and the United States. During the World Cup the results were mixed, losing to Brazil (tournament champion) 5-2 (only team to score 2 goals against Brazil at this World Cup), tying with Turkey (third in the championship) 1-1 and soundly beating the selection of China 2-0. This ment it was in 3rd place in the group behind Turkey on goal difference. The match against Brazil, is remembered as one of the most exciting matches of the Costa Rica and around the world. Also the come from behind tie with Turkey was dramatic. Costa Rica started this brilliant campaign with ups and downs. First in command Brazilian coach Gilson Nunes Sequeira and then with the Costa Rican Alexandre Guimaraes. The first group stage, began with an unexpected defeat to visit Barbados for 1 to 2. Then beat the United States at the Ricardo Saprissa by 2 to 1, with goals from Rolando Fonseca and Hernan Medford. They beat Guatemala in the Morera Soto Alajuela by 2 to 1, with two goals from Paulo Wanchope. Thrashed Barbados at the Ricardo Saprissa for 3-0 victory, with goals from Jafet Soto, Rolando Fonseca and Hernan Medford. Then took a scoreless match against the United States, then lost to Guatemala in Mazatenango 2-1. This result forced to play a playoff against Guatemala in Miami, Florida. In this playoff, Costa Ricas fans were drowned out by overwhelming advantage of Chapines in the Orange Bowl. On the other hand in the match the 5-2 goleada ment the ticket to the qualifier. With two goals from Rolando Fonseca, one from Paulo Wanchope, Reynaldo Parks and Japheth Soto respectably. Finally the final round began with a draw against Honduras at the Ricardo Saprissa 2-2, with goals from Rolando Fonseca and Rodrigo Cordero. Then thrashed Trinidad and Tobago in a 3-0 win at the Morera Soto. Lost to U.S. 1-0 "Only lose of Qualifier". Beat Mexico in Mexico city 1-2. Which is usually refeard to as the "aztecaso", with goals from Rolando Fonseca and Hernan Medford. Then beat Jamaica 2-1 in Alajuela. With a big away win over Honduras in Tegucigalpa 2-3 ment things were rolling. Goals compliments of Paulo Wanchope, Rolando Fonseca and Mauricio Solis. A crucial away win in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago by 0 to 2, with two goals from Rónald Gómez. Payback against the U.S. squad by beating them 2-0 in the Saprissa, with double from Rolando Fonseca. It was a battle to hold Mexico to a tie of zero goals in the Saprissa in the second to last match. The final win came in Kingston, Jamaica. The round ended 0ne to zero with a goal from William Sunsing. Costa Rica finished first in that hexagon with 23 points in 10 games over the United States and Mexico.

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 10 7 2 1 17 7 10 23
 Mexico 10 5 2 3 16 9 7 17
 United States 10 5 2 3 11 8 3 17
 Honduras 10 4 2 4 17 17 0 14
 Jamaica 10 2 2 6 7 14 -7 8
 Trinidad and Tobago 10 1 2 7 5 18 -13 5

[edit] Qualifying Germany 2006

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup

Qualifying for the World Cup 2006, Costa Rica had an uneven season but managed to make the qualification to the World Cup. On June 9, 2006, Costa Rica made its debut in the opening match in Munich against the host German squad, losing the match 4-2. However, the good performance in that game, Did not translate over to the other games, where they fell 0-3 against Ecuador, and 1-2 against Poland. This time they also started the journey with ups and downs. First in command U.S. coach Steve Sampson, who was separated after qualifying with doubts over Cuba in the preliminary phase, Both these games results were ties. First in Havana 2-2, with goals Douglas Sequeira and Alvaro Saborio, and then in the second game at the Morera Soto in Alajuela 1-1. Costa Rica advanced to the away goals. The Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto took over in the group stage. He began with a unheard of 2-5 defeat against Honduras in Costa Rica. Then they visited Guatemala and lost 1-2. Bounced back against Canada at the Saprissa 1-0, with a goal from Paulo Wanchope. Then a resounding triumph over Guatemala in Tibas 5 to 0, a hat-trick from Paulo Wanchope, single goals from Carlos Hernandez and Rolando Fonseca resounding. Vancouver,Canada meant a decent 1-3 win, with goals from Paulo Wanchope, William Sunsing and Carlos Hernandez. They pulled a goalless draw against Honduras in San Pedro Sula. Costa Rica advanced to the hexagonal winning their group. In the final round they started with a defeat at the Saprissa against Mexico by 1-2. Paulo Wanchopes' goal was not enough. They beat Panama in the Saprissa by 2-1, with goals from Wayne Wilson and Roy Myrie. In Port of Spain tied Trinidad and Tobago in a disappointing scoreless draw. This result marked Pinto's dismissal and the arrival of Alexandre Guimaraes. He and the team lost the visit to the United States by 3-0. Guatemala was beaten at the Saprissa 3-2, with goals from Carlos Hernandez, Ronald Gomez and Paulo Wanchope. Then lost in Mexico by 2-0. The ticos sank Panama in a away match at the Rommel Fernandez 1-3, with goals from Alvaro Saborio, Ronald Gomez and Walter Centeno. Then beat Trinidad and Tobago at the Saprissa by 2-0 with goals from Walter Centeno and Alvaro Saborio. Decisively beating the United States in the Saprissa by 3-0 equaled clinching the selections third World Cup birth. The first Goal was scored by Paulo Wanchope plus a Double from Carlos Hernandez. With the ticket to Germany assured then traveled to Guatemala for a 3-1 loss. Roy Myrie scored their only goal. Costa Rica finished third behind the United States and Mexico in the standings.

[edit] Qualifying South Africa 2010

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

A very strange start for the Ticos. They faced Granada in the second phase, drew the first leg 2-2, and then won the return by 3-0. In the third phase, forming the Group 3, won all six games played against the teams of El Salvador (1-0 and 3-1), Haiti (3-1 and 2-0) and Suriname (7-0 and 4 -1) in both outward and return. Skipping ahead towards the end of the final phase with Costa Rica with achieving 12 points and Honduras 13 points. This meant a dramatic fight for the final spot to qualify for the South African World Cup. Costa Rica had to win their last two games and hope that the selection of Honduras lost. In the first instance they did well. Honduras lost at home 2-3 to the United States. Costa Rica on the other had won 4-0 against Trinidad and Tobago and overtook Honduras in the standings. Honduras closed there matches in El Salvador. However, Costa Rica still needed to give a good showing at the final match in the United States. This was achieved in-part. All went well for the Ticos winning 2-0 at halftime in Washington DC. In the second half the United States scored at the 71'th and 95'th minutes and the Ticos only finished with a tie. Honduras's, 1-0 victory over El Salvador was devastating. Both Costa Rica and Honduras finished the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF Fourth Round with 16 points. Honduras slipped into the 2010 FIFA World Cup on goal difference. The Costa Ricans finished fourth in the Concacaf final qualifying round and were sent to a playoff with the fifth seated CONMEBOL team. In the playoff, Costa Rica faced Uruguay. In the first leg in San Jose. The Ticos lost 0-1, the Costa Rians finished the match with ten men on the pitch because Randall Azofeifa was sent off at the 52' with his second yellow card. Goal scored by defender Diego Lugano sky. The second leg, played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. The goals were scored by Sebastián Abreu at the 70' and Walter Centeno 74' and finished in a 1-1 tie. Costa Rica was not able to take advantage of a slight extension of the game or "extra time". Uruguay won 2–1 on aggregate.

[edit] CONCACAF 4th place v CONMEBOL 5th place

The fourth-place team in the CONCACAF qualifying fourth round (Costa Rica) played off against the fifth-place team in the CONMEBOL qualifying group (Uruguay). Uruguay won the play-off and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on 18 November 2009.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Costa Rica  1–2  Uruguay 0–1 1–1

[edit] 2010 to present

The Costa Rica national football team failing to qualify for 2010 World Cup in South Africa, began with the need to initiate a new era, based on the combined generational shift with young but experienced talent such as Bryan Ruiz, Keylor Navas, Cristian Bolanos, Randall Azofeifa, Michael Barrantes. Ronald Gonzalez was interim contract before hiring in September 2010 of Ricardo La Volpe, whose job lasted only 10 months to be replaced by the Colombian coach Jorge Luis Pinto, in his second chance in front of the national team, who will be the destination to head for World Cup qualifying 2014 . This era is characterized by foguear the national team against the best teams in the world, including world champion Spain, most of them through the construction of the new national stadium. Below a detail of those top notch matches:

[edit] World Cup qualifying 2014

[edit] Historical and memorable games

Main article: Costa Rica national football team Historical and memorables games
Date Home team Away team Score Venue Competition
10 June 1960  Costa Rica  Brazil 3–0 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Panamerican Championship
11 June 1984  Costa Rica  Italy 1–0 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 1984 Olympic Games
11 June 1990  Costa Rica  Scotland 1–0 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 1990 World Cup
16 June 1990  Costa Rica  Sweden 2–1 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 1990 World Cup
16 June 2001  Costa Rica  Mexico 2–1 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 January 2002  Costa Rica  South Korea 3–1 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 2002 Gold Cup
4 June 2002  Costa Rica  China PR 2–0 Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju 2002 World Cup
9 June 2002  Costa Rica  Turkey 1–1 Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon 2002 World Cup
2 June 2010  Costa Rica  Switzerland 1–0 Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland Friendly
29 March 2011  Costa Rica  Argentina 0–0 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (2011), Costa Rica Friendly
15 November 2011  Costa Rica  Spain 2–2 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (2011), Costa Rica Friendly

[edit] Competitive record

[edit] World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938 Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter
Switzerland 1954 Entry not accepted[3]
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990 Round of 16 16th 4 2 0 2 4 6
United States 1994 Did Not Qualify
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Group Stage 19th 3 1 1 1 5 6
Germany 2006 Group Stage 31st 3 0 0 3 3 9
South Africa 2010 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Round of 16 3/19 10 3 1 6 12 21

[edit] CONCACAF Championships record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
El Salvador 1963 Champions 6 5 1 0 14 2
Guatemala 1965 Third Place 5 2 2 1 11 4
Honduras 1967 Withdrew
Costa Rica 1969 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Third Place 5 2 1 2 6 5
1973 to 1981 Did Not Qualify
1985 Third Place 8 2 5 1 10 8
1989 Champions 8 5 1 2 10 6
United States 1991 Fourth Place 5 1 0 4 5 9
United StatesMexico 1993 Semi-Finals 5 1 3 1 6 5
United States 1996 Did Not Qualify
United States 1998 Group Stage 2 1 0 1 8 4
United States 2000 Quarter-Finals 3 0 2 1 5 6
United States 2002 Runners-Up 5 3 1 1 8 5
United StatesMexico 2003 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 10 8
United States 2005 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 6 4
United States 2007 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 3 4
United States 2009 Semi-Finals 5 2 2 1 10 6
United States 2011 Quarter-Finals 4 1 2 1 8 6
Total 3 Titles 79 34 23 22 133 84

[edit] Copa América record

CONMEBOL Copa América record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Bolivia 1997 Group Stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 10
Colombia 2001 Quarter Final 5th 4 2 1 1 7 3
Peru 2004 Quarter Final 8th 4 1 0 3 3 8
Argentina 2011 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Total Quarter Final 4/43 11 3 2 6 12 21

[edit] UNCAF Nations Cup record

UNCAF Nations Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Costa Rica 1991 Champions 1 3 3 0 0 10 1
Honduras 1993 Quarter Final 4th 4 1 1 2 7 3
El Salvador 1995 Quarter Final 8th 4 1 0 3 3 5
Guatemala 1997 Champions 1th 5 3 2 0 12 2
Costa Rica 1999 Champions 1th 5 3 0 2 13 3
Honduras 2001 Runners-up 2th 5 2 2 1 8 4
Panama 2003 Champions 1th 5 4 1 0 5 1
Guatemala 2005 Champions 1th 4 3 1 0 9 2
El Salvador 2007 Champions 1th 4 2 1 1 6 2
Honduras 2009 Runners-Up 2th 4 3 1 0 7 1
Panama 2011 Runners-Up 2th 4 1 2 1 5 4
Total 6 Titles 4/43 11 3 2 7 12 21

[edit] CCCF Championship results

  • 1941 Champions
  • 1943– 3rd Place
  • 1946 – Champions
  • 1948 – Champions
  • 1951 – Runner-up
  • 1953 – Champions
  • 1955 – Champions
  • 1957 – Group Stage/Did not participate
  • 1960 – Champions
  • 1961 – Champions

[edit] Pan American Games record

  • 1951 – Second Place
  • 1955 – Did not participate
  • 1959 – Fifth place
  • 1963 to 1971 – Did not participate
  • 1975 – Fourth place
  • 1979 – Round 2
  • 1983 to 1991 – Did not participate
  • Argentina 1995 – Quarterfinals
  • Canada 1999 – Round 1
  • Dominican Republic 2003 – Did not participate
  • Brazil 2007 – Round 1
  • Mexico 2011 - Semifinals

[edit] Panamerican Championship record

  • 1952 – Did not participate
  • 1956 – Third Place
  • 1960 – Fourth place

[edit] Results and Fixtures

Main article: Costa Rica national football team match results

see also 2010 Costa Rica national team results.
see also 2011 Costa Rica national team results
see also 2012 Costa Rica national team results

[edit] Players

Costa Rica international footballers in present

[edit] Current squad

The following 17 players was called up for the friendly match against Venezuela on 22 December 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Daniel Cambronero 8 January 1986 (1986-01-08) (age 26) 2 0 Costa Rica Herediano
18 GK Donny Grant 2 April 1976 (1976-04-02) (age 35) 5 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
2 DF Pedro Leal January 31, 1989 (1989-01-31) (age 23) 9 0 Slovakia Senica
3 DF Dave Myrie June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01) (age 23) 9 0 Costa Rica Limon FC
6 DF Roy Miller 24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) (age 27) 30 0 United States New York Red Bulls
15 DF Gonzalo Segares 13 October 1982 (1982-10-13) (age 29) 19 0 United States Chicago Fire
17 DF Geancarlo González April 16, 1987 (1987-04-16) (age 24) 3 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
5 MF Edder Nelson June 26, 1986 (1986-06-26) (age 25) 1 0 Costa Rica Puntarenas FC
7 MF Diego Estrada May 25, 1989 (1989-05-25) (age 22) 4 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones
8 MF Rodney Wallace 17 June 1988 (1988-06-17) (age 23) 4 2 United States Portland Timbers
11 MF Yeltsin Tejeda October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19) (age 19) 2 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
22 MF José Miguel Cubero March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) (age 24) 14 1 Costa Rica Herediano
24 MF Allen Guevara April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16) (age 22) 11 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
4 FW Jonathan McDonald October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28) (age 24) 2 0 Sweden Kalmar FF
9 FW Randall Brenes August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12) (age 28) 16 5 Costa Rica Cartaginés
12 FW Kenny Cunningham 12 October 1985 (1985-10-12) (age 26) 2 1 Japan Gainare Tottori
20 FW Jairo Arrieta 23 May 1985 (1985-05-23) (age 26) 2 0 Costa Rica Saprissa

[edit] Recent Call-ups

The following players were call-up during the 2011 national team matches.[4]

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Danny Carvajal 14 May 1990 (1990-05-14) (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica San Carlos v.  Cuba, 11 December 2011
GK Keylor Navas 5 December 1986 (1986-12-05) (age 25) 32 0 Spain Levante v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
GK Víctor Bolivar 3 September 1983 (1983-09-03) (age 28) 2 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
GK Esteban Alvarado 28 April 1989 (1989-04-28) (age 22) 2 0 Netherlands AZ v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
GK Leonel Moreira 2 April 1990 (1990-04-02) (age 21) 3 0 Costa Rica Herediano v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
GK Minor Álvarez 14 November 1989 (1989-11-14) (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Belén v.  Argentina, July 11, 2011
DF Michael Umaña 16 June 1982 (1982-06-16) (age 29) 50 0 Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Venezuela, 22 December 2011
DF Derrick Johnson 28 July 1989 (1989-07-28) (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Limón v.  Venezuela, 22 December 2011
DF Heiner Mora June 20, 1984 (1984-06-20) (age 27) 18 1 Norway Hønefoss BK v.  Cuba, 11 December 2011
DF José Salvatierra October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10) (age 22) 10 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
DF Roy Myrie August 21, 1982 (1982-08-21) (age 29) 26 6 Belgium K.A.A. Gent v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
DF Jhonny Acosta July 21, 1983 (1983-07-21) (age 28) 12 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
DF Gabriel Badilla July 10, 1984 (1984-07-10) (age 27) 22 1 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
DF Júnior Díaz September 12, 1983 (1983-09-12) (age 28) 47 1 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
DF Bryan Oviedo 18 February 1990 (1990-02-18) (age 21) 12 1 Denmark København v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
DF Carlos Johnson July 10, 1984 (1984-07-10) (age 27) 16 0 Costa Rica Cartaginés v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
DF José Mena February 2, 1989 (1989-02-02) (age 23) 5 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
DF Roy Smith May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11) (age 22) 4 0 Japan Gainare Tottori v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
DF Cristopher Meneses May 2, 1990 (1990-05-02) (age 21) 4 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
DF Óscar Duarte June 3, 1989 (1989-06-03) (age 22) 7 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Ecuador, August 10, 2011
DF Porfirio López September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 26) 1 0 United States Philadelphia Union v.  Ecuador, August 10, 2011
DF Francisco Calvo July 8, 1992 (1992-07-08) (age 19) 3 0 Costa Rica Herediano v.  Argentina, July 11, 2011
DF Gilberto Martínez 30 October 1979 (1979-10-30) (age 32) 61 0 Italy Brescia v.  Argentina, March 29, 2011
DF Darío Delgado 14 December 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 26) 12 0 China Guangdong Sunray v.  Venezuela, February 9, 2011
DF Cristian Gamboa 24 October 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 22) 8 0 Denmark København v.  Honduras, February 9, 2011
MF Michael Barrantes 4 October 1983 (1983-10-04) (age 28) 30 2 Norway Aalesunds v.  Venezuela, 22 December 2011
MF José Luis López 27 May 1980 (1980-05-27) (age 31) 30 Costa Rica Belén v.  Cuba, 11 December 2011
MF Celso Borges 27 May 1988 (1988-05-27) (age 23) 35 9 Sweden AIK v.  Cuba, 11 December 2011
MF Randall Azofeifa 30 December 1984 (1984-12-30) (age 27) 31 1 Turkey Gençlerbirliği v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
MF Carlos Hernández April 9, 1982 (1982-04-09) (age 29) 34 7 Australia Melbourne Victory v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
MF Christian Bolaños 17 May 1984 (1984-05-17) (age 27) 38 1 Denmark København v.  Brazil, 7 October 2011
MF Diego Madrigal March 19, 1989 (1989-03-19) (age 22) 12 1 India Unknow v.  Brazil, October 7, 2011
MF José Luis Cordero January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31) (age 25) 0 0 Costa Rica Herediano v.  Brazil, October 7, 2011
MF Álvaro Sánchez 2 August 1984 (1984-08-02) (age 27) 9 2 China Unknow v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
MF David Guzmán February 18, 1990 (1990-02-18) (age 21) 11 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
MF Luis Miguel Valle May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11) (age 22) 2 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Ecuador, August 10, 2011
FW Hanzel Arauz August 12, 1988 (1988-08-12) (age 23) 0 0 Costa Rica Cartaginés v.  Argentina, July 11, 2011
FW Olman Vargas 23 May 1985 (1985-05-23) (age 26) 0 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Venezuela, 22 December 2011
FW Marco Ureña 5 March 1990 (1990-03-05) (age 21) 19 7 Russia FC Kuban Krasnodar v.  Venezuela, 22 December 2011
FW Winston Parks 12 October 1981 (1981-10-12) (age 30) 30 6 Azerbaijan Baku v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
FW Bryan Ruiz 18 August 1985 (1985-08-18) (age 26) 45 9 England Fulham v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
FW Joel Campbell June 26, 1992 (1992-06-26) (age 19) 9 3 France Lorient v.  Spain, 15 November 2011
FW Álvaro Saborío 25 May 1982 (1982-05-25) (age 29) 55 23 United States Real Salt Lake v.  Brazil, 7 October 2011
FW Josué Martínez March 25, 1990 (1990-03-25) (age 21) 16 2 United States Philadelphia Union v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
FW Daniel Colindres January 10, 1985 (aged 26) 2 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Ecuador, September 6, 2011
FW César Elizondo February 10, 1988 (1988-02-10) (age 23) 10 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Ecuador, August 10, 2011
FW Jorge Castro September 11, 1990 (aged 20) 0 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Argentina, July 11, 2011

[edit] Previous squads

FIFA World Cup
Gold Cup
Copa America

[edit] Player records

As of 12 October 2011. Bold indicates active players.

Players with most appearances
Name Caps Career
1 Walter Centeno 137 1995–2009
2 Luis Marín 127 1993–2009
3 Rolando Fonseca 112 1992–2011
4 Mauricio Solís 110 1993–2006
5 Harold Wallace 100 1995–2009
6 Ronald Gomez 91 1995–2008
7 Hernán Medford 89 1987–2002
8 Erick Lonnis 76 1992–2002
9 Wilmer López 76 1995–2003
10 Oscar Ramirez 75 1985–1997
Players with most goals
Player Goals Career
1 Rolando Fonseca 47 1992–2009
2 Paulo Wanchope 45 1996–2008
3 Juan Ulloa 27 1955–1970
4 Ronald Gómez 24 1993–2008
5 Jorge Hernán Monge 23 1955–1961
6 Walter Centeno 24 1995–2009
7 Alvaro Saborio 23 2002–
8 Hernán Medford 18 1987–2002
9 Rafael Madrigal 15
10 Rodolfo Herrera 14

[edit] Managers

[edit] In all times

Name Period Country
Randolph Galloway 1946–1948 England
Vacant 1948–1950
Otto Bumbel 1950–1956 Brazil
Luis Lucho Tirado 1956–1958 Chile
Hugo Tassara Olivares 1958–1960 Chile
Eduardo Toba 1960–1961 Spain
Alfredo Piedra 1961–1962 Costa Rica
Mario Cordero 1962–1965 Costa Rica
Eduardo Viso Abella 1965–1971 Spain
Humberto Maschio 1971–1975 Argentina
José Etchegoyen 1975–1980 Uruguay
Antonio Moyano Reyna 1980–1985 Spain
Odir Jacques 1985–1987 Brazil
Gustavo de Simone 1987–1989 Uruguay
Marvin Rodríguez 1989–1990 Costa Rica
Bora Milutinovic 1990 Serbia
Rolando Villalobos 1991–1992 Costa Rica
Héctor Núñez 1992 Uruguay
Juan José Gamez 1993 Costa Rica
Toribio Rojas 1993–1995 Costa Rica
Ignacio Núñez 1995 Costa Rica
Valdeir Viera 1996 Brazil
Horacio Cordero 1997 Argentina
Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes 1997 Costa Rica
Rolando Villalobos 1998 Costa Rica
Francisco Maturana 1999 Colombia
Marvin Rodríguez 1999–2000 Costa Rica
Gilson Siqueira Nunes 2000 Brazil
Alexandre Guimarães 2001–2002 Brazil Costa Rica
Rodrigo Kenton 2002 Costa Rica
Steve Sampson 2002–2004 United States
Jorge Luis Pinto 2004–2005 Colombia
Alexandre Guimarães 2005–2006 Brazil Costa Rica
Hernán Medford 2006–2008 Costa Rica
Rodrigo Kenton 2008–2009 Costa Rica
René Simoes 2009 Brazil
Rónald González Brenes 2009–2010 Costa Rica
Ricardo La Volpe 2010–2011 Argentina
Rónald González Brenes 2011 Costa Rica
Jorge Luis Pinto 2011- Colombia

[edit] Current coaching staff

Manager

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach 2

Assistant Coach 3

  • Vacant

Head Athletic Trainer

Goalkeeper's Coach

Medic

Massage Therapist

  • TBA

[edit] Record versus other nations

As of 2011-03-25
Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 6 0 2 4 5 12 -7 2
 Austria 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1
 Barbados 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
 Belize 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8
 Bolivia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
 Brazil 5 1 1 3 6 16 -10 3
 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3
 Canada 18 7 7 4 19 14 +5
 Chile 9 5 2 2 10 8 +2
 China PR 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
 Colombia 10 2 0 8 11 24 -13 6
 Cuba 13 11 2 0 44 8 +36
 Curaçao 20 13 3 4 44 20 +24
 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 2
 Ecuador 11 1 5 5 9 18 -9 8
 El Salvador 53 28 14 11 87 53 +34 70
 Finland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
 France 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0
 Germany 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
 Grenada 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 2
 Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Guatemala 33 14 16 7 48 43 +5 44
 Guyana
 Haiti 14 9 1 4 29 12 +17 19
 Honduras 52 20 17 17 97 69 +28 46
 Iran 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 3
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
 Jamaica 19 10 4 5 38 17 +21 24
 Japan 2 0 1 1 7 8 -1 1
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 2
 Martinique 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 2
 Mexico 28 5 5 18 22 55 -33 15
 Netherlands Antilles 11 5 3 3 24 20 +4 13
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
 Nicaragua 12 11 1 0 46 6 +40 23
 Norway 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
 Panama 37 24 5 8 66 21 +45 53
 Paraguay 5 1 2 2 3 5 -2 4
 Peru 7 2 3 2 10 10 0 7
 Poland 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
 Puerto Rico 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 3
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
 Russia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 2
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 6 0 0 36 4 +32 12
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 2
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2
 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
 Spain 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
 South Korea 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 3
 Suriname 5 3 2 0 15 4 +11 10
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 2 - 2
 Trinidad and Tobago 15 7 6 2 24 15 +9 20
 Turkey 1 0 1 0 1 1 - 1
 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
 Uruguay 8 0 2 6 8 15 -7 2
 United States 29 12 6 11 35 31 +4
 Venezuela 8 2 2 4 7 8 -1 6
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
Totals 443 190 115 138 710 564 +146 500

[edit] Facts

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pinto was appointed as Costa Rica Manager
  2. ^ Romero, Marcos (28 August 2009). "Costa Rica International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos-intres.html. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Copa Centroamericana squad released (Spanish)". CONCACAF. http://www.es.concacaf.com/page/CopaCentroamericana/PerfilesyAlineacionesDetalle/0,,12814~1051969,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 

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1965 Mexico 
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