Evaristo Coronado
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Evaristo Coronado
|image = Evaristo Coronado.jpg
|caption =
|fullname = Evaristo Coronado Salas
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|13}}
|birth_place = Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
|height = 1.80 m
|position = Striker
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|youthclubs1= Deportivo Saprissa
|years1= 1981–1995
|clubs1= Deportivo Saprissa
|caps1= 537 | goals1 = 148
|nationalyears1= 1983–1992
|nationalteam1= Costa Rica
|nationalcaps1= 52 | nationalgoals1 = 10
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{{family name hatnote|Coronado|Salas|lang=Spanish}}
Evaristo Coronado Salas (born 13 September 1960{{cite news |last1=Rodríguez |first1=José Luis |title=Veinte años después... |url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/marzo/14/deportes3.html |access-date=27 June 2018 |work=La Nación |language=es}}) is considered the best Costa Rican football striker during the 1980s.
Club career
Born in Ciudad Cortés, Coronado is one of the most recognized sports figures in his country. He played his entire career of 14 seasons for Deportivo Saprissa, where he holds the team record for most appearances made and goals scored ever.[http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2354:coronado-y-cordero-en-los-records-morados&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Coronado y Cordero en los records morados] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215540/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2354:coronado-y-cordero-en-los-records-morados&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 |date=2014-07-14 }} - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}} He made his debut on 3 May 1981 against Herediano and scored his first goal on 24 May 1981 against San Carlos. He scored a total of 148 league goals in 537 games[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1995/agosto/04/deportes.html Coronado anunciará su retiro] - Nación {{in lang|es}} dressed as a Morado (purple), the nickname of the Saprissa players. Coronado helped Saprissa win five national titles during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups, in 1993 and 1995. Coronado topped the league's goalscoring charts twice in 1981 and 1988[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/mayo/02/deportes6.html El buzón de Rodrigo:¿En qué año, a qué edad se retiró Evaristo Coronado del futbol y en qué años fue campeón goleador nacional?] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and after his retirement, briefly coached the club. He retired on 27 August 1995 after a friendly game against Guatemalan side Comunicaciones.
He was known as El Caballero del Futbol (The Gentleman of Football), because of his style of playing the game, always very fair and respectful of his adversaries and referees, even before FIFA's Fair Game philosophy was enumerated. He was well known for never having received a red-card. Because of his goalscoring talents, mostly with his head, he was also referred to as Evagol.
International career
He played with the Ticos as well, making his debut in 1983 and scored in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.{{FIFA player|162065|Evaristo Coronado}}{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Evaristo Coronado|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/evaristo-coronado-1.html|access-date=2009-03-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020095748/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/evaristo-coronado-1.html|archive-date=2012-10-20}} He was Costa Rica's top scorer in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but was dropped by coach Bora Milutinovic from the team that played in the World Cup,[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/Evaristo_Corondo-Saprissa-Seleccion_Nacional-Italia_90-Bora_0_241175918.html Evaristo Coronado: ‘Bora no necesitaba un 9’] - Al Día {{in lang|es}} despite a national cry for his inclusion.
He totalled 52 caps, scoring 10 goals, and played his final international in a FIFA World Cup qualification game against Mexico on November 22, 1992.{{cite web|title=Costa Rica - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html |access-date=2009-03-29 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706072055/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html |archive-date=July 6, 2009 }}
Personal life
He is married to Patricia Hernández and they have two children, Carla and Alexander.[http://wvw.nacion.com/dominical/1998/abril/12/dominical1.html Siempre Eva] - Nación {{in lang|es}}
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=17652}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140702141352/http://saprissa.cr/secciones.php?idsec=2 EX JUGADORES (Saprissa profile)] - Saprissa {{in lang|es}}
{{Costa Rica Squad 1984 Summer Olympics}}
{{Costa Rican Primera División top scorers}}
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Category:Footballers from Puntarenas Province
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Costa Rica
Category:Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Deportivo Saprissa players
Category:Costa Rican football managers
Category:Deportivo Saprissa managers