Rolando_Villalobos
Rolando Villalobos
Costa Rican footballer and manager (born 1953)
Rolando Villalobos Chacón (born 25 July 1953) is a retired Costa Rican footballer and football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Villalobos Chacón | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-07-25) 25 July 1953 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1971 | Alajuelense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1979 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1980 | San Carlos | ||
| 1981 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1982–1984 | Saprissa | ||
| 1983 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
| 1985 | Curridabat | ||
| 1986–1988 | Saprissa | ||
| Total | 411 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1975 | Costa Rica | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1991–1992 | Saprissa | ||
| 1992–1993 | Turrialba | ||
| 1993–1994 | Herediano | ||
| 1995–1996 | Cartaginés | ||
| 1997 | Costa Rica U23 | ||
| 1998 | Costa Rica | ||
| 2001–2002 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2004–2005 | UCR | ||
| 2006 | Alajuelense | ||
| 2011–2012 | Costa Rica (selection coordinator) | ||
| 2012 | Cartaginés (sports director) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Puntarenas (sports director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After coming through their youth ranks, Villalobos made his senior debut for Alajuelense on 9 May 1971 against rivals Saprissa and he scored his first goal on 12 April 1972 against Ramonense.[1] He had a stint in Guatemala as well and also played for San Carlos and Saprissa.
He retired at Saprissa in 1988, his last game was on 12 May that year against his first club Alajuelense.
He made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 1972 friendly match against Mexico and collected a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. Villalobos played for Costa Rica at the 1975 Pan American Games.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1975 |  El Salvador | 1976 Summer Olympics qualification |
Nicknamed el Cadáver,[3] Villalobos has managed the Big Four clubs of Costa Rica as well as the national team on two occasions. He was assistant to Bora Milutinović at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
He was named sports director of Cartaginés in May 2012[4] and in January 2014 he resigned as sports director of Puntarenas. Now he works for Club Sport Herediano as a sports manager.[5]
His son Walter Villalobos also is a professional football player. Married twice, Villalobos has 5 children.[3]
- Trayectoria de Rolando Villalobos - Nación (in Spanish)
- "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- "No me gusta mi apodo" - Al Día (in Spanish)
- Rolando Villalobos llega al Cartaginés - Nación (in Spanish)
- Rolando Villalobos renunció a la gerencia deportiva de Puntarenas - Al Día (in Spanish)
- Trayectoria de Rolando Villalobos como jugador y técnico (Biography) - Nación (in Spanish)