Fourth place in the World Cup U-20 Egypt 2009. U-20 team in Costa Rica wrote an important page in the history of soccer in our country to qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 Egypt after defeating the host team 2-0 in Cairo.
'Adidas Golden Glove' World Cup FIFA U-20, 2009 stood out as a goalie with great reflexes and skill to receive the prize "Adidas Golden Glove" as best goalkeeper of the competition, the Group of FIFA Technical Study (GET) awarded the Costa Rican keeper with the ''ADIDAS'' Golden Glove the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
The best player in Costa Rica Declared the best soccer player of the year and is the champion of the Eredivisie with FC Twente, Bryan Ruiz is the number 14 most popular players in the world. Ruiz did a total of 24 goals in the Eredivisie and 5 goals in the cup tournament, was the top scorer of his team and was the second best scorer in the Eredivisie after the Uruguayan Luis Suarez of Ajax FC.
Paulo Wanchope . Former footballer who played as a striker, considered the best football player in the history of football ahead of Costa Rica Costa Rica's leading scorer in World Cup history. Costa Rican First player to score two goals in one World Cup match.
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed The Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most Successful after-CONCACAF team in Mexico and the United States, and the most Successful in Central America HAVING team qualified for three World Cups
The former striker started his third facet in football player, coach and now head. ‘’Chope’’ became the club manager Uruguay, the League of Ascent.
The former footballer and businessman Paulo Cesar Wanchope took the position of Uruguay Club de Coronado, who managed for 15 years.
Costa Rica will have a world-class new stadium.The New National Stadium will be Class A, with a soccer field and athletics track for first level, capacity for 35 000 fans comfortably seated, the latest in technology and security, and all the facilities of a first world sporting scene.
Our passion. The soccer in Costa Rica is more than a passion, the 99% of population follows this sport and we live it intensely day after day.
