José Luis López (Costa Rican footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luis López Ramírez | ||
Date of birth | March 31, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Broncos de Zapote | |||
Universidad | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2003 | Herediano | ||
2003–2011 | Saprissa | 155 | (6) |
2008–2009 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2010 | → Dalian Shide (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Belén Siglo XXI | 53 | (8) |
2013–2014 | Uruguay de Coronado | 30 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2001 | Costa Rica U-20 | 7 | (1) |
2004 | Costa Rica U-23 | 10 | (2) |
2003–2011 | Costa Rica | 34 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2009 |
José Luis López Ramírez (born March 31, 1981) is a Costa Rican footballer.
Club career
[edit]López made his professional debut for Herediano on 4 January 1997 against Saprissa[2] and left them for Saprissa in 2003.
With Saprissa he had already won five national championships, a UNCAF Cup and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title,[3] in less than four years, 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.[4]
López joined the Australian club Melbourne Victory in July 2008 on a two-year loan deal, after the club managed to free up a space for another international player following left-back Joseph Keenan's release by mutual consent.[5] López made his debut for Melbourne Victory against Perth Glory in the 2008–09 A-League Pre-Season Cup on Saturday, July 26, 2008, with Melbourne winning the game 1–0 through a Michael Thwaite header. He returned to Saprissa in summer 2009.[6]
In March 2010, López joined Chinese club Dalian Shide[7] as a replacement of Zhao Xuri, who left the club for Xi'an Chanba. In July 2011, López moved to the newly promoted Costa Rican Primera División club Belén Siglo XXI[8] on a free transfer and in August 2013 he signed for Uruguay de Coronado.[2]
International career
[edit]Commonly known as Puppy or Pupy, he has been an important player for the Costa Rica national football team at numerous levels, playing in and captaining the under-20 team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina,[4] as well as representing the country with the U-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[4] held in Athens.
He has also been capped 34 times for the full national team, making his debut in a friendly against the United States on September 7, 2003,[9] playing for the team during 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.[4]
López Ramírez made three appearances at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
Honours
[edit]With Melbourne Victory:
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ a b José Luis López jugará con Uruguay de Coronado – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Puppy López lamenta ver juegos en la banca – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d José Luis López Ramírez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Victory adds second Costa Rican star". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- ^ José Luis López vuelve al Saprissa – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Dalian Shide de China quiere contratar a José Luis López luego de pasar prueba – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘Pupy’ López se queda en Belén – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "International Friendly Matches 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
External links
[edit]- José Luis López at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
- Men's association football midfielders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Costa Rica
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Dalian Shide F.C. players
- Belén F.C. players
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Liga FPD players
- Chinese Super League players
- A-League Men players
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Australia