Juan Bautista Esquivel

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Esquivel and the second or maternal family name is Lobo.

Juan Bautista Esquivel Lobo (born 12 August 1980) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer. He played his entire career for Deportivo Saprissa. Better known as 'Juanbau', he used to play as a left winger, before a heart condition cut his promising career short in 2005.[1] He was forced to leave professional football at the short age of 25, despite being considered as a future star for his team and the Costa Rica national football team.

Club career

With Saprissa, Esquivel won three national championships, as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title.

He participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, who ended up in third place, behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C.[2] After his sudden retirement, he was offered a coaching job at Saprissa´s minor league system.

International career

Esquivel made four appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Morocco on March 27, 2002.[3]

Esquivel also played at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Egypt,[2] and the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Esquivel, va por ti". Al Día. 2006-01-28. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Juan Esquivel – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 

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