Santos de Guápiles

Santos de Guápiles
Full name Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) Rojos
Founded 1961
Ground Estadio Ebal Rodríguez
Guápiles, Costa Rica
Capacity 3,000
Chairman Jorge Caamaño
Manager César Eduardo Méndez
League Primera División de Costa Rica
2014 Verano Regular Season: 11th
Playoffs: DNQ

Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División.

The club plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They have a loyal fan club, who call themselves the La Marea Roja.

History

The club was founded in 1961[1] and have never been league champions. They were runner-up twice, in 2001–02 and in the 2012 Verano championship. They reached the top tier after winning promotion in 1999[2] after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.[3]

Old logo

Stadium

Santos play their home games in the Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, where Alajuelense's Wilson Muñoz scored the first Primera División goal in a 1999 4–0 league win over the hosts.[4]

Players

Player Records

Most appearances (as of May 31, 2010)[5]
# Name Career Apps Goals
1 Pablo Camacho 265
2 Federico Urrutia 214
3 Rónald Rodríguez 198
4 Yeinor Santamaría 189
5 Gustavo Martínez 185
6 José F. Alfaro 139
7 Carlos Quirós 125
8 Max Sánchez 1995–96,
1999–02 		111
9 Diego Gallo 107
10 Rafael A. Gutiérrez 101

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Costa Rica DF Roy Smith
2 Costa Rica MF Edder Solórzano
3 Costa Rica DF Jhamir Ordián
4 Costa Rica DF Crisanto Esquivel
5 Costa Rica DF Francisco Calvo
6 Costa Rica MF Jesús Andrés Camacho
7 Costa Rica FW Kenneth Dixon
8 Costa Rica DF Edder Munguio
10 Costa Rica MF Andrey Francis
11 Costa Rica MF Raymond Salas
12 Costa Rica GK Adrián De Lemos
13 Costa Rica DF Kevin Fajardo
14 Costa Rica MF José Carlos Pérez
16 Costa Rica MF Youstin Salas
17 Costa Rica MF Iván Josué Ramírez
No. Position Player
18 Costa Rica MF Marvin Valerio
20 Costa Rica GK Johnny Aguilar
20 Costa Rica GK Abdul Vásquez
21 Costa Rica FW Argenis Fernández
23 Costa Rica FW Jeancarlo Guerrero
24 Costa Rica FW Winston Parks
24 Costa Rica MF Reimond Salazar
26 Costa Rica DF Denin López
27 Costa Rica MF Osman Elis
29 Costa Rica DF Javier Loaiza
31 Costa Rica DF Mario Víquez (Captain)
64 Costa Rica MF Jeancarlo Badilla
77 Costa Rica MF Berny Burke
Costa Rica MF Luis Enrique Saborío

Historical list of coaches

  • Costa Rica Luis Chang (1998–May 99)[6]
  • Costa Rica Rónald Mora (May 1999–Dec 02)
  • Costa Rica Victorino Quesada (Feb 2003–Sept 04)[7]
  • Costa Rica Juan Diego Quesada (Sept 2004–05)[8]
  • Uruguay Daniel Casas (May 2005–06)[9]
  • Costa Rica Vladimir Quesada (2006–07)
  • Costa Rica Milton Morales (2007)
  • Costa Rica Rónald Mora (2007–March 08)
  • Costa Rica Marvin Solano (March 2008–Feb 21, 2009)[10]
  • Costa Rica Oscar Ramírez (Feb 21, 2009–Dec 31, 2009)
  • Costa Rica Rónald Gómez (Jan 1, 2010–Oct 26, 2010)[11]
  • Costa Rica Henry Duarte (Oct 27, 2010–Jan 28, 2011)
  • Argentina G. Martinez (interim) (Jan 29, 2011–March 21, 2011)[12]
  • Costa Rica Marvin Solano (March 22, 2011–Nov 7, 2011)[13]
  • Argentina Gustavo Martinez (interim) (Nov 7, 2011–Dec 31, 2011)
  • Uruguay César Eduardo Méndez (Jan 1, 2012–Oct 7, 2013)
  • Argentina Gustavo Martinez (Oct 7, 2013–May 15, 2014)
  • Mexico Enrique Maximiliano Meza (May 16, 2014–Dec 14)[14]
  • Uruguay César Eduardo Méndez (Dec 16, 2014–)[15]

References

  1. ↑ Club de Costa Rica pasará a tener dueños mexicanos - Diez (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Costa Rica 1998/99 - RSSSF
  3. ↑ Con simpleza al cetro•El Santos se coronó campeón ante un confundido Liberia - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 - UNAFUT (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Portería leal - UNAFUT(Spanish)
  6. ↑ Chang fuera de Santos - Nación (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Terminó la era de Mora•Victorino Quesada será el técnico por el resto del Clausura - Nación (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Santos cambió de técnico Juan Diego Quesada será el sustituto de Victorino Quesada - Nación (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Mora se vinculará dos temporadas con Puntarenas y Casas una con el Santos - Nación (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Rónald Mora destituido Santos cambia entrenador para esquivar el descenso - Nación (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Llega Henry Duarte Santos despide a Ronald Gómez - Nación (Spanish)
  12. ↑ Gustavo Martínez toma el mando del Santos - Nación (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Marvin Solano llega al Santos - Nación (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Santos de Guápiles será dirigido por el hijo de Enrique 'Ojitos' Meza - Nación (Spanish)
  15. ↑ César Eduardo Méndez regresa al Santos de Guápiles - Nación (Spanish)

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