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Luis Marín (footballer, born 1974)

Luis Marín (footballer, born 1974)

Costa Rican footballer

Luis Antonio Marín Murillo (born 10 August 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back, and former captain of the Costa Rica national team. He is currently the manager of Pérez Zeledón.

For other people named Luis Marín, see Luis Marín.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marín and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.
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Marin was regarded to be one of the finest Costa Rican footballers of his generation.[citation needed]

Club career

Marín was born in the Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José, Costa Rica and grew up in Concepción de Tres Ríos.[2] He made his professional debut for Carmelita on 13 September 1992 against Alajuelense,[3] before moving to Alajuelense themselves. In 1998, he moved abroad to play for Guatemalan side USAC alongside compatriots Try Bennett and Benjamín Mayorga[4] and in 1999 he played in Uruguay for River Plate.[5] In 2000, he returned to Alajuelense.

In 2006, Marín left Liga for another spell abroad, moving to Israeli outfit Maccabi Netanya.[6] After 3 seasons with Netanya, winning a total of 113 caps, scoring 2 goals in all club competitions and becoming a fan favorite earning the nickname "superman", Marin left the club in summer 2009 for a final spell at Alajuelense.[7] He announced his retirement in April 2011.[3]

International career

Marín made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1993 friendly match against Panama[8] and earned a total of 128 caps, scoring 5 goals.[9] He represented his country in 41 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all 3 games during both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.[10] He also played at the 1997,[11] 1999,[12] 2001[13] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups[14] as well as at the 1993,[15]1998,[16] 2002[17] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups[18] and the 2001[19] and 2004 Copa Américas.[20] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1997 Copa América.[21]

He played his final game for the national team on 18 November 2009, where they tied 1–1 to Uruguay. The game meant that Costa Rica would not be in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In Israel his nickname was "Superman".

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marín goal.
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Managerial career

After retiring in May 2011, Marín was appointed assistant to manager Oscar Ramírez at Alajuelense[22] and was named assistant national coach for the 2014 UNCAF Nations Cup would Jorge Luis Pinto decide to resign as national team manager.[23]

Personal life

Marín is married to Elizabeth Chavarría and they have two daughters and a son.[24]

Honours

As a player

Marín as assistant coach of Óscar Ramírez in Alajuelense

Alajuelense

Maccabi Netanya

International

Costa Rica

Individual

As a manager

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    Perfil de jugadores de la Selección Nacional Luis Antonio Marín - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    Marín anunció retiro del futbol Although he was known for being a great defender, he was also known for consistently scoring accidental own goals.Archived 20 December 2014 at archive.today - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    Sorpresa a la tica • Luis Marín, Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelación del torneo chapín - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    Marín dice que Centenario no asusta a los futbolistas - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    Optimismo, el blindaje de Luis Marín en Israel - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. [7]
    Costarricense dice adiós al Medio Oriente Luis Marín cierra hoy un ciclo fructífero en Israel - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. [8]
    Juegos con la Selección mayor Centeno empatará el récord de Marín - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. [9]
    Luis Antonio Marín Murillo - Century of International Appearances - RSSSF
  10. [10]
    Luis Marín – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. [11]
    UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  12. [12]
    UNCAF Tournament 1999[dead link] - RSSSF
  13. [13]
    Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  14. [14]
    Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 26 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  15. [15]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details Archived 24 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  16. [16]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  17. [17]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  18. [18]
    CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  19. [19]
    Copa América 2001 Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  20. [20]
    Copa América 2004 - RSSSF
  21. [21]
    Copa América 1997 - RSSSF
  22. [22]
    Luis Marín será asistente en la Liga - Nación (in Spanish)
  23. [23]
    Paulo Wanchope y Luis Marín serían los técnicos de la Selección Nacional en la Uncaf - Nación (in Spanish)
  24. [24]
    Luis Marín jugará un torneo más con el Maccabi Netanya - Nación (in Spanish)
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