Juan Cayasso

Juan Cayasso
Personal information
Full nameJuan Arnoldo Cayasso Reid
Date of birth24 June 1961
Place of birthLimón, Costa Rica
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1981–1987Alajuelense225(62)
1988–1990Saprissa
1990–1992Stuttgarter Kickers53(11)
1992–1993Carmelita
1993–1995Saprissa104(27)
1996Turrialba4(0)
1996Belén2(0)
1996–1997Goicoechea14(1)
1997–2000Carmelita88(14)
Total515(140)
National team‡
1983–1993Costa Rica49(9)
Teams managed
El Roble
2005Limonense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cayasso and the second or maternal family name is Reid.

Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Reid (born 24 June 1961 in Limón) is a former Costa Rican football player who shined during the 1980s and 1990s.

In 2014, the film Italia 90 was shot with actor Winston Washington featuring as Cayasso.[1]

Club career

Cayasso played in Costa Rica for the two biggest teams, starting out in Alajuelense in the early 80's, and later switching to their arch-rivals Saprissa before the 1988 season. His transfer caused a lot of national attention because he was considered one of the most talented players in Costa Rica at the time. He made his debut for Alajuelense on 21 July 1981 against Ramonense and scored his first goal against Cartaginés on 11 April 1982.[2] He played 225 matches for Alajuelense, scoring 62 goals. He played 104 games in total for Saprissa, scoring 27 goals.[3]

Cayasso won several national championships, both with Saprissa and Alajuela, as well as a two CONCACAF Champions Cup titles, with Alajuelense in 1986 and with Saprissa in 1995. During the early 90's, Cayasso played in the German Bundesliga with Stuttgarter Kickers, and later came back to Saprissa, where helped his team win several titles more. In January 1996 he moved to Turrialba after finding it hard to get playing time at Saprissa[4] and in November 1996, Cayasso joined Goicoechea.[5]

He scored his 100th league goal on 18 March 1998 for Carmelita[3] but was released by them in March 2000.[6] He was given a testimonial match in November 2000.[7]

International career

Nicknamed el Nene (the Kid),[8] he made his debut for Costa Rica in 1983 and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 9 goals.[9] He has represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and is mostly remembered for scoring the first Costa Rican goal ever in a World Cup,[11] against Scotland during the 1990 World Cup finals played in Italy.[10] That game was won by the Ticos, against all predictions.

His final international was a July 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Jamaica. He also played at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles.[12][10]

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 July 1988 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 1–0 2–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 11 June 1989 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 25 June 1989 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–0 4–2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 2 February 1990 Orange Bowl, Miami, USA  United States 1–0 2–0 Marlboro Cup
5. 22 February 1990 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Soviet Union 1–0 1–2 Marlboro Cup
6. 11 June 1990 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy  Scotland 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
7. 15 July 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Mexico 1–0 1–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. 15 July 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Martinique 2–1 3–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9. 15 July 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Martinique 3–1 3–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

After coaching second division side El Roble, Cayasso took the reigns at Limonense in January 2005, working for free since his hometown club was heavily in debt.[13] Later he became sports director and administrator at Limonense.[14] From 2012 he is a member of the Sports Committee of the canton Limón.[15]

Personal life

He is one of nine children of Arnoldo Cayasso Joseph and Muriel Reid Carr and married to Marlen Rojas. They have a son and a daughter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Juan Cayasso está feliz con su doble - Al Día (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Juan Cayasso "El futbol no tiene memoria" - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nene en blanco y negro (Biography) - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Juan Cayasso a Turrialba - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Experiencia por una oportunidad Cayasso se incorpora a Goicoechea - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Carmelita aplica el látigo - Nación (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Despedida para Juan Cayasso•Cayasso se retira mañana en un show futbolístico, en el Estadio Nacional - Nación (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Juan Cayasso - Al Día (Spanish)
  9. ↑ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Juan Cayasso – FIFA competition record
  11. ↑ Cero Poses Juan Cayasso: Ángel de ébano - Nación (Spanish)
  12. ↑ "Juan Cayasso". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  13. ↑ Técnico de Limonense Juan Cayasso trabaja de gratis - Al Día (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Hacia el gol aquel - Nación (Spanish)
  15. ↑ Ciclistas tomarán el Caribe el fin de semana - CRHoy (Spanish)

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