Rándall Row
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Rándall Row
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| fullname = Rándall Row Arias
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|04|21}}
| birth_place = Turrialba, Costa Rica
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| position = Defender
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| years1 = 1991–1995 | clubs1 = Turrialba | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1996–1997 | clubs2 = Herediano | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years3 = 1998–2002 | clubs3 = Saprissa| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years4 = 2002–2003 | clubs4 = Municipal Liberia | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2003–2004 | clubs5 = Cartaginés | caps5 = | goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 1991–1999
| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2008–2014 | managerclubs1 = Saprissa (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2016–2020 | managerclubs2 = Sporting F.C.
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{{family name hatnote|Row|Arias|lang=Spanish}}
Rándall Row Arias (born 21 April 1971) is a Costa Rican former footballer who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1990s.{{cite web|publisher=Deportivo Saprissa |title=Randall Row Arias, Asistente Técnico |url=http://www.saprissa.co.cr/content/articles/126/1/Randall-Row-Arias-Asistente-Tecnico/Page1.html |accessdate=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928040402/http://www.saprissa.co.cr/content/articles/126/1/Randall-Row-Arias-Asistente-Tecnico/Page1.html |archivedate=September 28, 2008 }}
Club career
With Saprissa, he won several national championships, but also played for his native Turrialba, Herediano, Municipal Liberia and Cartaginés. Known for his small size and huge heart, he is remembered for being a very tough defender. He retired in 2004 after 14 years in the Primera División.[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/octubre/11/ovacion14.html “Me voy contento” Randall Row se retiró ayer del fútbol, luego de 14 temporadas en Primera] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}
International career
Row made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1991 friendly match against Brazil and earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match{{FIFA player|94849}} and played at the 1993 and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam99.html UNCAF Tournament 1999] - RSSSF
His final international was a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
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| {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 1. | 28 March 1993 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | {{fb|SLV}} | align="center" | 2–0 | align="center" | 4–0 | 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup |
Managerial career
After retiring, he began a very successful coaching career inside Saprissa's minor league system, winning several national championships with his teams. Since Hernan Medford and his coaching staff were announced by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol as the new coaches for the Costa Rica national football team, Jeaustin Campos was named by Saprissa as their new head coach, and Row was appointed as assistant coach.{{cite web|publisher=Nacion|title=Saprissa espera retomar hoy el camino que lleva al ‘tetra’|url=http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/abril/16/deportes1499930.html|date=2008-04-16|accessdate=2009-04-03}} He was dismissed by Saprissa in September 2014, alongside manager Rónald González.[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/saprissa/Saprissa-destituye-Ronald-Gonzalez_0_437356264.html Saprissa destituye a Rónald González, llega al banquillo Jeaustin Campos Además del estratega, fueron despedidos el asistente técnico Randall Row y el preparador físico Rodolfo González] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}
Personal life
Row is married to Gabriela Solano and they have three children, one of them being Randall Row Jr who also is a Costa Rican footballer who plays in Costa Rica’s second division for Sporting San José.
References
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External links
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{{Sporting F.C. managers}}
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Category:Footballers from Cartago Province
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:Deportivo Saprissa players
Category:C.S. Herediano footballers
Category:A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers
Category:C.S. Cartaginés players
Category:Costa Rican football managers
Category:Deportivo Saprissa non-playing staff
Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers
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