Darío Delgado (footballer born 1985)

This article is about the Costa Rican football player. For the Uruguayan football player of the same name, see Darío Delgado (footballer born 1969).

Dario Delgado
Personal information
Full name Dario Delgado Mora
Date of birth December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 26)
Place of birth Costa Rica
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Guangdong Sunray Cave
Number 5
Youth career
1996–2007 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007– Puntarenas 61 (6)
2010 Chivas USA (loan) 21 (0)
2011- Guangdong Sunray Cave(loan) 7 (0)
National team
2009– Costa Rica 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 14, 2010

Dario Delgado Mora (born December 14, 1985) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. in the China League One.

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Career

Professional

During the Clausura 2008 season he debuted in the Costa Rican First Division appearing in 11 games scoring 2 goals. For the 2008-2009 season, he played in 30 games in which he scored 2 goals captaining Puntarenas F.C.. During the 2009 Winter Tournament he was recognized by UNAFUT as the leagues top player.

In January 2010, it was rumored that we was signed by Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC.[1] In truth, Real Salt Lake had the MLS rights to Delgado. RSL traded these rights to Chivas USA in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[2] Chivas USA signed Delgado on a seasons loan on April 4, 2010.[3]

On January 22, 2011 Chivas USA announced that Delgado would not be part of the club for the 2011 MLS season.[4]

Delgado transferred to Chinese club Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. at March 2011. On 11 May 2011, he suffered a fracture of tibia and fibula during a FA Cup match against Tianjin Songjiang, ruling him out for the rest of the 2011 league season.[5]

International

Delgado was called up for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup playing 3 games.[6]

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