Toribio Rojas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toribio Rojas Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1945 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Alajuelense | |||
| 1967 | Ramonense | ||
| National team | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Ramonense | |||
| Puntarenas | |||
| San Carlos | |||
| 1993–1995 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1996 | Guanacasteca | ||
| 1997 | Carmelita | ||
| 1997 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 1998-1999 | Fraigcomar | ||
| 2003 | Bayamón-Lincoln | ||
| 2002-2003 | Puerto Rico | ||
| 2006-2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Gamboa.
Toribio Rojas Gamboa (born 14 February 1945) is a retired Costa Rican football player who has worked for ten years as a manager in Puerto Rico.[1]
Playing career
Club
Rojas earned his place in the history of Ramonense, when he scored the goal that lifted the team to Costa Rica's top tier in 1968.[2]
Managerial career
He managed the Costa Rican National team from 1993 to 1995,[3] but was dismissed in January 1996 after failing at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4] In January 1997 he was named manager of Carmelita after resigning from his post at second division Guanacasteca.[5]
In 2006 he announced he would retire in 2009 when his contract with Puerto Rico Islanders would run out.[6]
References
- ↑ Toribio Rojas y Henry Duarte Escala de dos legionarios en el país - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Feliz poema futbolero - UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches - 1993-2003". RSSSF. 2003-11-29.
- ↑ ¡Cayó Toribio! - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Golpe de timón Toribio Rojas dirigirá a Carmelita; Garabet Avedissián asume en Turrialba - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Toribio con el reto de avanzar a Concacaf - Nación (Spanish)
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