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General Information for Costa Rica

Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1927
Average height in 1997
1.79m
Average age in 1997
25.5
Confederation
CONCACAF
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Cordero, Horácio (Coach)

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Cordero, Horácio (Coach)

Day of Birth
1950-05-22
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Matches
17 (14 / 3)
Goto coach Horácio Cordero

Hernández, Juan Luis (Coach)

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Hernández, Juan Luis (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-06-24
Place of Birth
Madrid (Spain)
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Juan Luis Hernández

Players of Costa Rica in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Lonnis, Erick 1965-09-09 Goalkeeper Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 11 0 0 0 0 0
Barrantes, Hermidio 1964-09-02 Goalkeeper Costa Rica CS Cartaginés 10 0 0 0 0 0
Wallace, Harold 1975-09-07 Right Back Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 17 0 0 0 0 0
Marín, Luis 1974-08-10 Centre Back Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 15 1 1 0 0 0
González, Rónald 1970-08-08 Centre Back Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 15 0 1 0 0 0
Wright, Mauricio 1970-12-20 Centre Back Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 11 3 1 0 0 0
Delgado, Javier 1968-07-28 Defender Guatemala Municipal Guatemala 4 4 0 0 0 0
Alfaro, Sandro 1971-02-01 Defender Costa Rica CS Herediano 4 1 0 0 0 0
Madrigal, Alexander 1972-05-06 Defender Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 3 1 0 0 0 0
Jara, Geovanny 1969-07-20 Defender Costa Rica CS Herediano 1 0 0 0 0 0
López, Wilmer 1971-08-03 Attacking Midfielder Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 17 0 1 0 0 0
Berry, Austin 1971-04-05 Left Midfielder Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 13 0 2 0 0 0
Solís, Mauricio 1972-12-13 Defensive Midfielder England Derby County 12 0 2 0 0 0
Mayorga, Benjamín 1966-10-15 Midfielder Costa Rica CS Herediano 10 0 0 0 0 0
Arnáez, Luis Diego 1967-05-11 Midfielder Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 8 0 4 0 0 0
Ramírez, Óscar 1964-12-08 Attacking Midfielder Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 7 3 3 0 0 0
Guillén, Joaquín 1968-01-12 Midfielder Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 6 5 0 0 0 0
Soto, Jafet 1976-04-01 Midfielder Mexico Atlas Guadalajara 3 6 1 0 0 0
Myers, Roy 1969-04-13 Midfielder Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 3 3 0 0 0 0
Cháves, Rónald 1970-11-05 Midfielder Costa Rica Municipal Puntarenas 3 1 0 0 0 0
Smith, Richard 1967-12-29 Midfielder Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 2 0 1 0 0 0
Paniagua, Kenneth 1971-06-24 Midfielder Costa Rica CS Herediano 2 0 0 0 0 0
Quirós, Heriberto 1972-07-26 Midfielder Costa Rica CS Cartaginés 1 1 0 0 0 0
Badilla, Víctor 1966-07-02 Midfielder Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 0 3 0 0 0 0
Campos, Jeaustin 1971-06-30 Midfielder Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 0 3 0 0 0 0
Murillo, Johnny 1972-11-11 Midfielder Costa Rica CS Herediano 0 1 0 0 0 0
Medford, Hernán 1968-05-23 Centre Forward Mexico León FC 11 0 3 0 0 0
Fonseca, Rolando 1974-06-06 Secondary striker Guatemala Comunicaciones Guatemala 9 0 4 0 0 0
Gómez, Rónald 1975-01-24 Centre Forward Spain Hércules Alicante 9 0 1 0 0 0
Oviedo, Allan 1970-11-05 Striker Costa Rica CS Herediano 8 8 5 0 0 0
Wanchope, Paulo 1976-07-31 Centre Forward England Derby County 7 0 6 0 0 0
Drummond, Gerald 1976-09-08 Striker Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 5 4 1 0 0 0
Gómez, Norman 1965-01-09 Striker Costa Rica CS Cartaginés 2 5 1 0 0 0
Ilama, Fárlen 1972-08-25 Striker Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 1 0 1 0 0 0
Diach, David 1974-06-07 Centre Forward Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ledezma, Froylán 1978-01-02 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Zaterdag Amsterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bennett, Jewison 1976-11-02 Striker Guatemala Comunicaciones Guatemala 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lacey, Kervin 1976-06-21 Striker Costa Rica CD Saprissa Tibás 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mullins, Bernal 1973-12-05 Striker Costa Rica CS Cartaginés 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Costa Rica in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-05
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Slovakia
Slovakia
2:2 c
Costa Rica vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
1997-02-19
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Venezuela
5:2 c
Costa Rica vs. Venezuela
Friendly
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
1997-03-09
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cameroon
Cameroon
5:0 c
Costa Rica vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-03-16
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Mexico
Mexico
0:0 c
Costa Rica vs. Mexico
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-03-23
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
USA
USA
3:2 c
Costa Rica vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-04-16
Guatemala
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:1 c
Guatemala vs. Costa Rica
Gold Cup 1998 - Group A
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
1997-04-18
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
5:1 c
Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua
Gold Cup 1998 - Group A
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
1997-04-23
Honduras
Honduras
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
0:4 c
Honduras vs. Costa Rica
Gold Cup 1998 - Final Round
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
1997-04-25
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
El Salvador
El Salvador
1:0 c
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador
Gold Cup 1998 - Final Round
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
1997-04-27
Guatemala
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:1 c
Guatemala vs. Costa Rica
Gold Cup 1998 - Final Round
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
1997-05-04
El Salvador
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2:1 c
El Salvador vs. Costa Rica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Cuscatlán
1997-05-11
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Jamaica
3:1 c
Costa Rica vs. Jamaica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-06-01
Canada
Canada
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:0 c
Canada vs. Costa Rica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Commonwealth Stadium
1997-06-13
Brazil
Brazil
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5:0 c
Brazil vs. Costa Rica
Copa 1997 - Group C
Estadio Ramón Tauichi Aguilera
1997-06-16
Colombia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
4:1 c
Colombia vs. Costa Rica
Copa 1997 - Group C
Estadio Ramón Tauichi Aguilera
1997-06-19
Mexico
Mexico
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:1 c
Mexico vs. Costa Rica
Copa 1997 - Group C
Estadio Ramón Tauichi Aguilera
1997-08-10
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
El Salvador
El Salvador
0:0 c
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-09-07
USA
USA
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:0 c
USA vs. Costa Rica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Providence Park
1997-09-14
Jamaica
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:0 c
Jamaica vs. Costa Rica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Independence Park
1997-11-09
Mexico
Mexico
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3:3 c
Mexico vs. Costa Rica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Azteca
1997-11-16
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Canada
Canada
3:1 c
Costa Rica vs. Canada
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
21 Matches

Match Progress for Costa Rica in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Costa Rica

Opponent M W D L G
Honduras
Honduras
61 20 20 21 106
Panama
Panama
48 22 9 17 91
Guatemala
Guatemala
48 26 10 12 101
Mexico
Mexico
47 4 14 29 36
El Salvador
El Salvador
47 28 12 7 104
USA
USA
44 16 6 22 50
Jamaica
Jamaica
29 13 12 4 47
Canada
Canada
26 9 11 6 22
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
24 18 4 2 50
Cuba
Cuba
15 10 4 1 37
Colombia
Colombia
13 2 0 11 11
Haiti
Haiti
13 5 6 2 20
Uruguay
Uruguay
13 2 4 7 16
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
13 11 2 0 41
Venezuela
Venezuela
12 6 3 3 23
Ecuador
Ecuador
12 1 5 6 10
Chile
Chile
10 5 2 3 11
South Korea
South Korea
10 3 3 4 12
Suriname
Suriname
9 8 1 0 28
Brazil
Brazil
9 0 1 8 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
8 3 2 3 6
Belize
Belize
8 8 0 0 31
Peru
Peru
7 1 1 5 5
Curaçao
Curaçao
5 3 1 1 10
Martinique
Martinique
5 5 0 0 15
Japan
Japan
5 1 1 3 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
5 4 0 1 11
China
China
5 2 2 1 8
Argentina
Argentina
4 0 1 3 3
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
4 1 1 2 7
Spain
Spain
4 0 1 3 3
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
4 4 0 0 12
Iran
Iran
3 0 1 2 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 1 1 3
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
3 3 0 0 13
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 1 1 1 6
Grenada
Grenada
3 2 1 0 8
Poland
Poland
3 0 0 3 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 7
Belgium
Belgium
2 0 0 2 1
France
France
2 0 0 2 3
Italy
Italy
2 1 0 1 1
Scotland
Scotland
2 2 0 0 2
Barbados
Barbados
2 1 0 1 4
Austria
Austria
2 0 1 1 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 2 0 0 5
Germany
Germany
2 0 0 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
2 1 0 1 2
Guyana
Guyana
2 2 0 0 11
USA
USA (Olympic)
2 0 1 1 1
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
2 2 0 0 6
Norway
Norway
2 0 1 1 0
England
England
2 0 1 1 0
Wales
Wales
2 1 0 1 1
South Africa
South Africa
2 0 0 2 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 1 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Greece
Greece
1 1 0 0 6
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 0 1 0 1
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 1
French Guiana
French Guiana
1 1 0 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 0 1 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 2
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 0 1 0
Bahamas
Bahamas
1 1 0 0 8
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 5
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 1 0 1
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 0 1 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 0
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 2
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 4
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
1 0 0 1 0
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
1 1 0 0 12
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 3
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 0 0 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
1 0 1 0 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 0 1 0 0
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Kitts & Nevis
1 1 0 0 4
Hungary
Hungary
1 0 0 1 0
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