Víctor Cordero

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| name = Víctor Cordero

| image = Victor Cordero - Oct. 2006.jpg

| caption = Cordero with Saprissa in 2006

| fullname = Víctor Cordero Flores

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|9|df=y}}

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |archive-date=19 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}

| position = Defender

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| youthclubs1 = Saprissa

| years1 = 1991–2011

| clubs1 = Saprissa

| caps1 = 478

| goals1 = 27

|nationalyears1= 1995–2008

|nationalteam1= Costa Rica

|nationalcaps1= 51

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Víctor Cordero Flores (born 9 November 1973) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who has played for Saprissa of the Costa Rican first division.

Club career

Cordero made his debut for Saprissa on 1 September 1991 against Limón, coming on as a sub for Alexandre Guimarães[http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-05-23/Deportes/UltimaHora/uh0523-cordero.aspx Víctor Cordero anuncia su retiro del futbol profesional] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180755/http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-05-23/Deportes/UltimaHora/uh0523-cordero.aspx |date=2014-07-14 }} - Nación {{in lang|es}} and scored his first goal on 29 December 1996 against Cartaginés.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/noviembre/17/deportes6.html Buzón de Rodrigo: Me publicaría un breve historial del defensor Víctor Cordero] - Nación {{in lang|es}} He has played his entire career for Saprissa, with whom he has won 11 national championships and three CONCACAF Champions' Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool{{FIFA player|178170}}

He is one of the most title-winning soccer players in Costa Rica's and Saprissa's history, as well as one of Costa Rica's players with most seasons playing under one single team, with 20 straight seasons with Saprissa. He played 478 league games for Saprissa, second to Evaristo Coronado on Saprissa's all-time appearances list.[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}}

In May 2011, Cordero announced his retirement from the game.

International

He made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1995 friendly match against Jamaica and earned a total of 51 caps, scoring no goals.{{cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Costa Rica - Record International Players|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html|access-date=2009-05-12}} He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1999[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam99det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 1999 - Details]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} - RSSSF and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details] - RSSSF as well as at the 2000,[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details] - RSSSF 2005[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details] - RSSSF and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] - RSSSF