José_Luis_López_Ramírez
José Luis López (Costa Rican footballer)
Costa Rican footballer (born 1981)
José Luis López Ramírez (born March 31, 1981) is a Costa Rican footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis López Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-03-31) March 31, 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Broncos de Zapote | |||
| Universidad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2003 | Herediano | ||
| 2003–2011 | Saprissa | 155 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Dalian Shide (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Belén Siglo XXI | 53 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Uruguay de Coronado | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Costa Rica U-20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Costa Rica U-23 | 10 | (2) |
| 2003–2011 | Costa Rica | 34 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2009 | |||
López made his professional debut for Herediano on 4 January 1997 against Saprissa[2] and left them for Saprissa in 2003.
With Saprissa he had already won five national championships, a UNCAF Cup and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title,[3] in less than four years, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool.[4]
López joined the Australian club Melbourne Victory in July 2008 on a two-year loan deal, after the club managed to free up a space for another international player following left-back Joseph Keenan's release by mutual consent.[5] López made his debut for Melbourne Victory against Perth Glory in the 2008–09 A-League Pre-Season Cup on Saturday, July 26, 2008, with Melbourne winning the game 1–0 through a Michael Thwaite header. He returned to Saprissa in summer 2009.[6]
In March 2010, López joined Chinese club Dalian Shide[7] as a replacement of Zhao Xuri, who left the club for Xi'an Chanba. In July 2011, López moved to the newly promoted Costa Rican Primera División club Belén Siglo XXI[8] on a free transfer and in August 2013 he signed for Uruguay de Coronado.[2]
Commonly known as Puppy or Pupy, he has been an important player for the Costa Rica national football team at numerous levels, playing in and captaining the under-20 team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina,[4] as well as representing the country with the U-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[4] held in Athens.
He has also been capped 34 times for the full national team, making his debut in a friendly against the United States on September 7, 2003,[9] playing for the team during 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.[4]
López Ramírez made three appearances at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
With Melbourne Victory:
- "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- José Luis López jugará con Uruguay de Coronado – Nación (in Spanish)
- Puppy López lamenta ver juegos en la banca – Nación (in Spanish)
- José Luis López Ramírez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Victory adds second Costa Rican star". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- José Luis López vuelve al Saprissa – Nación (in Spanish)
- Dalian Shide de China quiere contratar a José Luis López luego de pasar prueba – Nación (in Spanish)
- ‘Pupy’ López se queda en Belén – Nación (in Spanish)
- "International Friendly Matches 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- José Luis López at National-Football-Teams.com