Marvin_Obando
Marvin Obando
Costa Rican footballer (born 1960)
Marvin Obando Obando (born 4 April 1960 in Puntarenas Province) is a former Costa Rican football player who played most of his career for Herediano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Obando Obando | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Herediano | ||
| 1984 | San Carlos | ||
| 1985–1990 | Herediano | ||
| 1991 | Cartaginés | ||
| 1992 | Saprissa | ||
| 1992–1993 | Herediano | ||
| 1995 | Herediano | ||
| 1995–1997 | Turrialba | ||
| 1997–1998 | Herediano | ||
| 1998–1999 | Ramonense | ||
| 1999–2000 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
| Total | 685 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1994 | Costa Rica | 51 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Palmar Sur,[1] Obando played a total of 21 seasons in the Primera Division of Costa Rica between 1979 and 2000, and participated in 685 football games. He is the Costa Rican footballer with the most games played, surpassing Julio Fuller by 1 game.[2] He scored 70 goals in the process.[3]
Obando holds the record as the most-capped player in the Costa Rican Primera División with 685 appearances. He made his professional debut on 22 July 1979 for Herediano against Municipal Puntarenas[1] and scored his first goal on 9 September 1979 against San José.[4] He played from 1979 to 2000 with Herediano, scoring 48 goals[5] for them in 480 matches,[6] San Carlos, Cartaginés, Saprissa, Ramonense, Turrialba and Municipal Puntarenas.[7]
Obando made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 1980 friendly match against Honduras[4] and competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[8]
He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy.[9] The defender collected 51 caps, scoring 1 goal for the Tico's.[10]
He played his final international on 19 January 1994 against Norway.
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 June 1980 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Cuba | 3–0 | Friendly match |
He has moved into the coaching side of the game currently coaching a 2nd division team in Costa Rica (Barrio Mexico). Also, he is now training a new soccer academy for kids of 14 years, called Buffalos Soccer Academy in Costa Rica. He works with Roberto Castro.
He has two kids; a son who is also named Marvin and a daughter named Paola.[11]
Marvin Jr. currently plays for Heredia in the Costa Rican 1st Division, he debuted with Heredia when he was 17 years old.
- El arte de perseverar - Nación (in Spanish)
- Marvin Obando es el que disputó más partidos en Primera División - Nación (in Spanish)
- Un Obando dejó huella en el Team, el otro sigue sus pasos Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- El regreso de Obando - Nación (in Spanish)
- Goleadores del C. S. Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
- En el Herediano el record se llama Germán Chavarría Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- Rivera, Arnoldo (10 March 2012). "Marvin Obando, el dueño de la marca" [Marvin Obando, the owner of the record] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- "Marvin Obando". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- Marvin Obando – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- Don Marvin pidió un “panta” de corduroy - Al Día (in Spanish)
- Marvin Obando at National-Football-Teams.com