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Costa Rican footballer (born 1956)
Omar Arroyo
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| Full name
|
Omar Arroyo Rodriguez
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| Date of birth
|
(
1956-11-22
)
22 November 1956
(age 67)
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| Place of birth
|
San Ramon
,
Costa Rica
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| Position(s)
|
Forward
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|
| Years
|
Team
|
Apps
|
(
Gls
)
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| 1977?1980
|
Ramonense
|
|
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| 1982?1988
|
Alajuelense
|
|
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| 1989
|
San Carlos
|
|
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| Total
|
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378
|
(94)
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| 1980?1985
|
Costa Rica
|
15
|
|
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| 2002
|
Municipal Naranjo
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Arroyo
and the second or maternal family name is
Rodriguez
.
Omar Arroyo Rodriguez
(born 22 November 1956 in
San Ramon
,
[1]
Costa Rica
) is a retired
Costa Rican
professional
footballer
. He played for several clubs in Costa Rica.
Club career
[
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]
At the club level, Arroyo played for
Ramonense
,
Alajuelense
and
San Carlos
. He won the
Primera Division de Costa Rica
with Alajuelense during the 1982?83 and 1983-84 seasons.
[1]
He scored a total of 94 goals in 378 league games.
[2]
On 3 June 1984, he scored one of the fastest goals in the league's history, netting after 15 seconds for Alajuelense against San Carlos.
[3]
International career
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]
Arroyo made 15 appearances for the full
Costa Rica national football team
from 1980 to 1985.
[1]
He also played at the
1980 Olympic Games
.
[4]
[5]
Managerial career
[
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]
After retiring in 1989 due to a persistent knee injury, he worked for the Bank of Costa Rica until 1996.
[6]
He returned in a role as manager of second division side Municipal Naranjo in 2002.
[7]
References
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