Jorge Hernan Monge

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Jorge Hernan Monge is a former Costa Rican soccer player. He is still considered in his country as one of the top strikers ever to have played the game.^{[citation needed]}

Better known as "Cuty", he debuted with Saprissa at the young age of 15. He was part of the Deportivo Saprissa team that went on a World Tour in 1959, becoming the first Latin American team to ever do such a trip. Cuty was the top goal scorer of Deportivo Saprissa during the 50's and beginnings of the 60's. During those years, he played the same role in Costa Rica's national squad, team where he played his first game being just 16 years old. In 27 matches, he scored 23 goals, and is still in the top 5 among the best scorers in the Costa Rica national football team.^{[citation needed]}

Cuty won a total of 6 Costa Rican national championships, and was the best goal scorer in several seasons. He still holds the Costa Rican record for most goals scored by a player in a single game, with 6, in 1958 against the mythical Club Sport La Libertad.^{[citation needed]}

His career was cut short in 1968, when injuries caused by a car accident forced him to retire, bringing to an end a football career that no one could really say how far it could have gone. He was only 28 when he quit the fields.^{[citation needed]}