Luis Marín (footballer, born 1974)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Antonio Marín Murillo | ||
Date of birth | August 10, 1974 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Carmelita | 13 | (1) |
1993–1998 | Alajuelense | 104 | (6) |
1998–1999 | USAC | 15 | (0) |
1999–2000 | River Plate | 6 | (0) |
2000–2006 | Alajuelense | 222 | (8) |
2006–2009 | Maccabi Netanya | 93 | (2) |
2009–2011 | Alajuelense | 69 | (3) |
Total | 523 | (21) | |
International career | |||
1993–2009 | Costa Rica | 128 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2011– | Costa Rica (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name 2 Luis Antonio Marín Murillo (born 10 August 1974) is a retired professional Costa Rican footballer and former national captain.
He currently acts as the assistant manager of the national team. Marin is regarded to be one of the finest Costa Rican footballers of his generation.
Club career
Marín was born in the Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José, Costa Rica and grew up in Concepción de Tres Ríos.[1] He made his professional debut for Carmelita on 13 September 1992 against Alajuelense,[2] before moving to Alajuelense themselves. In 1998 he moved abroad to play for Guatemalan side USAC alongside compatriots Try Bennett and Benjamín Mayorga[3] and in 1999 he played in Uruguay for River Plate.[4] In 2000 he returned to Alajuelense.
In 2006, Marín left Liga for another spell abroad, moving to Israeli outfit Maccabi Netanya.[5] After 3 seasons with Netanya, winning a total of 113 caps and scoring 2 goals in all club competitions, Marin left the club in summer 2009 for a final spell at Alajuelense.[6] He announced his retirement in April 2011.[2]
International career
Marín made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1993 friendly match against Panama[7] and earned a total of 128 caps, scoring 5 goals.[8] He represented his country in 41 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all 3 games during both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.[9] He also played at the 1997,[10] 1999,[11] 2001[12] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups[13] as well as at the 1993,[14]1998,[15] 2002[16] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups[17] and the 2001[18] and 2004 Copa Américas.[19] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1997 Copa América.[20]
He played his final game for the national team on November 18, 2009, where they tied 1–1 to Uruguay. The game meant that Costa Rica would not be in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In Israel his nickname was "Superman".
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 November 1997 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 23 May 2001 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
3. | 20 June 2001 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 19 November 2003 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
5. | 11 July 2004 | Estadio Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–4 | 2004 Copa América |
Managerial career
After retiring in May 2011, Marín was appointed assistant to manager Oscar Ramírez at Alajuelense[21] and was named assistant national coach for the 2014 UNCAF Nations Cup would Jorge Luis Pinto decide to resign as national team manager.[22]
Personal life
Marín is married to Elizabeth Chavarría and they have two daughters and a son.[23]
Honours
Team honours with LD Alajuelense
- Costa Rican Championship
- Winner (8): 1995-96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004-05, Invierno 2010, Verano 2011
- Runner-up (3): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- Winner (1): 2004
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF
Team honours with Maccabi Netanya
- Israeli Premier League
- Runner-up (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
Team honours with Costa Rica
Individual
- Israeli Premier League
- 2006-07 Best Foreign Player of the Year
References
- ^ Perfil de jugadores de la Selección Nacional Luis Antonio Marín - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ a b Marín anunció retiro del futbol - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Sorpresa a la tica • Luis Marín, Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelación del torneo chapín - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Marín dice que Centenario no asusta a los futbolistas - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Optimismo, el blindaje de Luis Marín en Israel - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Costarricense dice adiós al Medio Oriente Luis Marín cierra hoy un ciclo fructífero en Israel - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Juegos con la Selección mayor Centeno empatará el récord de Marín - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Luis Antonio Marín Murillo - Century of International Appearances - RSSSF
- ^ Luis Marín – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2004 - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 1997 - RSSSF
- ^ Luis Marín será asistente en la Liga - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Paulo Wanchope y Luis Marín serían los técnicos de la Selección Nacional en la Uncaf - Nación Template:Es icon
- ^ Luis Marín jugará un torneo más con el Maccabi Netanya - Nación Template:Es icon
External links
- Luis Marín at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile and statistics on One.co.il
- Profile on 4TheGame.com
- Article on Nacion.com
- Profile on IFA
- Luis Marín at Soccerway
- 1974 births
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1997 Copa América players
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Asociación Deportiva Carmelita footballers
- Association football defenders
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Costa Rican footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- FIFA Century Club
- Israeli Premier League players
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Living people
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- River Plate Montevideo players
- Universidad de San Carlos players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players