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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Arroyo Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | San Ramón, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Ramonense | ||
| 1982–1988 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1989 | San Carlos | ||
| Total | 378 | (94) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1985 | Costa Rica | 15 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Municipal Naranjo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Omar Arroyo Rodríguez (born 22 November 1956 in San Ramón,[1] Costa Rica) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer. He played for several clubs in Costa Rica.
Club career
[edit]At the club level, Arroyo played for Ramonense, Alajuelense and San Carlos. He won the Primera División 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Figuras del ayer: Omar Arroyo". UNAFUT. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ A las puertas del club de los grandes goleadores Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
- ^ Relámpago en la red - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Omar Arroyo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Omar Arroyo". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ Figuras del ayer: Omar Arroyo - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Omar Arroyo dirigirá en Ascenso - Nación (in Spanish)
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