Roy Myers

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| name = Roy Myers

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| fullname = Roy Anthony Myers Francis

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|04|13}}

| birth_place = La Francia de Siquirres, Costa Rica

| height = {{height|m=1.84}}

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1987–1991 | clubs1 = Limonense | caps1 = 81 | goals1 =15

| years2 = 1991–1998 | clubs2 = Saprissa | caps2 = 329 | goals2 = 31

| years3 = 1992 | clubs3 = → Peñarol (loan)

| years4 = 1996–1997 | clubs4 = → Pachuca (loan) | caps4 = 32| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1997 | clubs5 = → Tolima (loan)

| years6 = 1999 | clubs6 = MetroStars | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1999–2000 | clubs7 = Los Angeles Galaxy | caps7 = 27| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2000 | clubs8 = MetroStars | caps8 = 17| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2001 | clubs9 = Saprissa | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 5

| years10= 2001 | clubs10= MetroStars | caps10= 3 | goals10= 0

| years11= 2001–2002 | clubs11= Saprissa | caps11= 12 | goals11= 0

| years12= 2003 | clubs12= Herediano | caps12= 17 | goals12= 2

| years13= 2003 | clubs13=Cartaginés | caps13= 11 | goals13= 1

| years14= 2004 | clubs14=Santa Bárbara | caps14= 4 | goals14= 0

| years15= 2004-2005 | clubs15=Fusión Tibás | caps15= ? | goals15= ?

| nationalyears1 = 1990–2000

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 48

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs1 = Saprissa

| manageryears2 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs2 = Costa Rica U20 (assistant)

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Roy Anthony Myers Francis (born April 13, 1969 in La Francia de Siquirres) is a Costa Rican former football player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.{{cite web|publisher=La Nacion|author=Calvo, Rodrigo|title=Roy Myers en futbol playa|url=http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/agosto/18/deportes2.html|date=2006-08-18|accessdate=2009-05-13}}

Club career

Myers was known as El Maravilloso (The Marvellous) due to his natural talent to play the game, becoming a typical number 10. He made his professional debut for hometown club Limonense but in his country he played mostly with Saprissa, winning three national championships with them, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups. During his time with Saprissa, Myers was once suspended for 7 matches after insulting the referee and refusing to leave the pitch.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Roy_Myers_0_1351665025.html Myers fuera siete fechas] - Nación {{in lang|es}} He had several spells abroad, playing in Uruguay with Peñarol in an injury-hit 1992,[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/julio/24/ovacion2.html El Sur les dejó muchas enseñanzas] - Al Día {{in lang|es}} Pachuca of Mexico in the mid 1990s,{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=10272 |title=Liga MX player profile and statistics |website=MedioTiempo.com}} Tolima of Colombia in 1997[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/noviembre/28/deportes3.html El humilde Flaco•Saprissa busca cómo pagarle al Tolima para que Roy Myers vuelva al Campeonato] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and later in Major League Soccer, where he played with the MetroStars and the Los Angeles Galaxy.{{cite web|publisher=CNNSI|author=Green, Jeff|title=Mathis returns|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/us/news/2002/03/13/metrostars_preview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021027111135/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/us/news/2002/03/13/metrostars_preview/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2002|date=2002-03-20|accessdate=2009-05-13}}

He finished his career at Cartaginés, where he was suspended for two matches and handed a fine for pushing a referee when three teammates were fined as well.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/septiembre/19/deportes0.html 4 juegos de castigo] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

International career

Myers made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1990 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 2 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html Appearances for Costa Rica National Team] - RSSSF He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy.{{FIFA player|174767}}{{FIFA player|178679}} He also played at the 1993, 1995[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam95.html UNCAF Tournament 1995] - RSSSF and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam99.html UNCAF Tournament 1999] - RSSSF as well as at the 1993[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/93gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details] - RSSSF and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details] - RSSSF and the 1997 Copa América.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/97safull.html Copa América 1997] - RSSSF

He collected his final cap in September 2000 in a World Cup qualifier against Barbados .

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

{{tooltip\|N.\|Goal number}}	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
align="center" \| 1.	11 July 1993	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	{{fb\|CAN}}	align="center" \| 1–1	align="center" \| 1–1	1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
align="center" \| 2.	18 July 1993	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	{{fb\|MTQ\|snake}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 3–1	1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

Myers became interim coach at Saprissa on 12 November 2009[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/noviembre/13/deportes2157799.html Ayer realizó su primera práctica Roy Myers llega como técnico interino de la ‘S’ ] - Nación {{in lang|es}} but was fired in November 2010.[http://161.58.182.33/2010-11-16/Deportes/UltimaHora/Deportes2593279.aspx?Page=2 Saprissa despide a Roy Myers como entrenador] - Nación {{in lang|es}} In December 2011 he became assistant at the Costa Rica national under-20 football team.[http://fedefutbolcr.com/myers-joven-y-con-experiencia/ Myers: Joven y con experiencia] - Fedefut {{in lang|es}}

Personal life

Myers' brother Michael Myers[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1995/noviembre/25/mayorga.html Mayorga por la reivindicación] - Nación {{in lang|es}} also played professionally and made it to the national team. Roy is married to Rogena McCook and they have two children.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/noviembre/08/deportes888218.html Roy Myers se retira del futbol] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

References

External links

{{Liga MX player|14286|Roy Myers (Roy Myers Francis)}}
{{MedioTiempo|roy-myers|Roy Myers (Roy Myers Francis)}}
{{MLS player|name=Roy Myers}}
{{NFT|name=Roy Myers (Roy Anthony Myers Francis)}}
{{Soccerway coach|roy-anthony-myers-francis/145285|R. Myers (Roy Anthony Myers Francis)}}

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