Team created by a collaborative effort of 27DONI72 and Interista93




Honours:

• CONCACAF Gold Cup

Winners (3): 1963, 1969, 1989
Runners-up (1): 2002
Third place (4): 1965, 1971, 1985, 1993
Fourth place (2): 1991, 2003
Semi-finals (2): 2009, 2017

• CONCACAF Nations League

Fourth place (1): 2021


COACH: Jorge Luis PINTO






The best ever Costa Rican players 23-man squad


GOALKEEPERS:

● Luis Gabelo CONEJO
● Keylor NAVAS


DEFENDERS:

● Mario CORDERO
● Álvaro GRANT
● Róger FLORES
● Luis MARÍN
● Harold WALLACE
● Gilberto MARTÍNEZ
● Giancarlo GONZÁLEZ


MIDFIELDERS:

● Óscar RAMÍREZ
● Wilmer LÓPEZ
● Mauricio SOLÍS
● Wálter CENTENO
● Christian BOLAÑOS
● Bryan RUIZ
● Celso BORGES


FORWARDS:

● Alejandro MORERA
● Errol DANIELS
● Hernán MEDFORD
● Rolando FONSECA
● Rónald GÓMEZ
● Paulo WANCHOPE
● Joel CAMPBELL


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RESERVES:


GOALKEEPERS:

● Carlos ALVARADO
● Erick LONNIS
● José Francisco PORRAS


DEFENDERS:

● Jorge SOLÍS
● Wálter ELIZONDO
● Mauricio WRIGHT
● Jervis DRUMMOND
● Leonardo GONZÁLEZ
● Júnior DÍAZ
● Michael UMAÑA
● Cristian GAMBOA
● Bryan OVIEDO
● Óscar DUARTE


MIDFIELDERS:

● Jesús "Chizeta" ROJAS
● Alex SÁNCHEZ CRUZ
● Juan José GÁMEZ
● Javier JIMÉNEZ BÁEZ
● Germán CHAVARRÍA
● Juan CAYASSO
● Héctor MARCHENA
● Jafet SOTO
● Alonso SOLÍS
● Yeltsin TEJEDA


FORWARDS:

● José Rafael "FELLO" MEZA
● Álvaro MURILLO
● Jorge MONGE
● Juan ULLOA
● Edgar MARÍN
● Francisco HERNÁNDEZ
● Claudio JARA
● Evaristo CORONADO
● Álvaro SABORÍO
● Marco UREÑA

As soon as possible I'll try to read something about Costarican football and then I'll suggest some updates for this team.

I'm with Gurkenjoe, some players from 2014 should be there... Ruiz, Navas, Borges and Bolano... Even Keylor Navas is one of the best keepers in story of Costa Rica (I mea, I know him very well, because I saw him since he played in Albacete, and we call him the new Conejo, and right now he is the new Gabelo Conejo or even better...)

If you have some ideas for who move from first team to reserves you can post it

I'm in the same situation like you, I have to read and these things before suggest something

Juan José Gámez should be here, since he managed 45 caps and is considered one of the best Costa Rican defensive midfielders.

Whats about Navas instead of Lonnis

viewtopic.php?f=56&t=5974

recommend adding some from here(specially Keylor Navas).

Is someone going to update this squad?

No Keylor Navas or/and Bryan Ruiz in the first team. Looks strange...

Álvaro Murillo Rojas is considered his best ever player and he is not even in reserves.

EDIT: Mário Cordero his best ever DF should be in the 23 players.

I really don't wanna repeat myself, but can a moderator for the love of god take command of this thread and make a update???

So...

This is my suggestion for Costarica:



Any other opinions are welcome.

Mario Cordero and Álvaro Murillo are highly regarded in Costa Rica. Specially Murillo, who is regarded by some specialists as the best player ever from the country.

Outside of that, in my personal opinion, Bryan Oviedo should be ahead of Leonardo González. Not only Oviedo is arguably the best player, he played for a bunch of years in the Premier League, while González only ever played in Costa Rica and MLS.

Álvaro Murillo is a valid option. I believe he's regarded as one of the greatest striker in the history of Costa Rica and in 1979 he was voted best Costa Rican of all-time after a poll involving fans, journalists, former players and officials, which makes it more believable than a simple ranking made by fans. I would replace Ronald Gómez.
Mario Cordero is still today considered one of the best defenders Costa Rica ever produced. Michael Umaña would be the better option for a replacement. Although he capped over 100 times, he seems the less essential of the defenders who currently are in the first team.
I agree also regarding Bryan Oviedo instead of Leonardo González. A part of the club stuff that shouldn't matter here, Oviedo capped more than González and was featured in the national team for longer than him. Honestly though, I missed even more Júnior Díaz. He capped even more than Oviedo and was the starting left back during Costa Rica best World Cup campaign in 2014 while Oviedo was his reserve.