Guillermo León
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo León Quirós | ||
| Date of death | 8 July 2010 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947- | Saprissa | ||
| Universidad Nacional | |||
| Nicolás Marín | |||
| -1958 | UD Moravia | ||
| National team | |||
| Costa Rica | 17 | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Guillermo "Viriguas" León Quirós (died 7 July 2010)[1] was a Costa Rican football player.
Club career
He played with Deportivo Saprissa during the 40's and 50's, and was a member of that team when it reached Costa Rica's First Division in 1949.[2] León scored 47 goals in 1947 while playing with Saprissa in the Third Division, and next year scored 33 goals with the team in the Second Division,[3] after which the team rose to the First Division. He also scored once in their first match at the highest level, a 3-1 win over La Libertad on 21 August 1949.[4]
He also played for Universidad Nacional, Nicolás Marín and Unión Deportiva Moravia in a career spanning from 1947 through 1958.[5]
Death
On 8 July 2010, León died at age 82 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[6]
References
- ↑ "Falleció Guillermo "Viriguas" León" (in Spanish). Opinioncr.com. 8 July 2010.
- ↑ Fallece uno de los grandes en la historia del Saprissa - UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ Saprissa cumple 77 años de existencia - Everardo Herrera (Spanish)
- ↑ Saprissa - UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ Murió exjugador ViriguasLeón - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ "FALLECE UN PILAR DEL SAPRISSA" (in Spanish). Diario Extra. 9 July 2010.