Santos de Guápiles F.C.
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| Full name | Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rojos | ||
| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Jorge Caamaño | ||
| Manager | Johnny Chaves | ||
| League | Primera División de Costa Rica | ||
| 2014 Verano |
Regular Season: 11th Play-offs: DNQ | ||
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Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División.
The club plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They have a loyal fan club, who call themselves the La Marea Roja.
History
The club was founded in 1961[1] and have never been league champions. They were runner-up twice, in 2001–02 and in the 2012 Verano championship. They reached the top tier after winning promotion in 1999[2] after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.[3]
Stadium
Santos play their home games in the Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, where Alajuelense's Wilson Muñoz scored the first Primera División goal in a 1999 4–0 league win over the hosts.[4]
Players
Player Records
| # | Name | Career | Apps | Goals |
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| 1 | Pablo Camacho | 265 | ||
| 2 | Federico Urrutia | 214 | ||
| 3 | Rónald Rodríguez | 198 | ||
| 4 | Yeinor Santamaría | 189 | ||
| 5 | Gustavo Martínez | 185 | ||
| 6 | José F. Alfaro | 139 | ||
| 7 | Carlos Quirós | 125 | ||
| 8 | Max Sánchez | 1995–96, 1999–02 | 111 | |
| 9 | Diego Gallo | 107 | ||
| 10 | Rafael A. Gutiérrez | 101 | ||
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Historical list of coaches
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References
- ↑ Club de Costa Rica pasará a tener dueños mexicanos – Diez (Spanish)
- ↑ Costa Rica 1998/99 – RSSSF
- ↑ Con simpleza al cetro•El Santos se coronó campeón ante un confundido Liberia – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 – UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ Portería leal – UNAFUT(Spanish)
- ↑ Chang fuera de Santos – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Terminó la era de Mora•Victorino Quesada será el técnico por el resto del Clausura – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Santos cambió de técnico Juan Diego Quesada será el sustituto de Victorino Quesada – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Mora se vinculará dos temporadas con Puntarenas y Casas una con el Santos – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Rónald Mora destituido Santos cambia entrenador para esquivar el descenso – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Llega Henry Duarte Santos despide a Ronald Gómez – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Gustavo Martínez toma el mando del Santos – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Marvin Solano llega al Santos – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Santos de Guápiles será dirigido por el hijo de Enrique 'Ojitos' Meza – Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ César Eduardo Méndez regresa al Santos de Guápiles – Nación (Spanish)