Leonel Moreira

Leonel Moreira
Personal information
Full name Leonel Gerardo "Osito" Moreira Ledezma
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Herediano
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Herediano 113 (0)
National team
2011– Costa Rica 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Moreira and the second or maternal family name is Ledezma.

Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 4 April 1990) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Herediano in Primera División de Costa Rica, and for the Costa Rica national football team. Osito plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Moreira came through the Herediano youth system[2] and has only played for the Florenses.

International career

Moreira was a of Costa Rica's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad,[3] where Costa Rica finished 4th after losing to Hungary in the 3rd place match.

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a July 2011 Copa América match against Colombia[4] and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

Personal life

Moreira is married to Yuli Granados and they have a son, Santiago[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Tricolor carecerá de experiencia en el arco 3 Jóvenes opciones – Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Leonel Moreira – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ Debutantes con buena actuación Moreira no solo cumplió, sino que terminó como la figura – Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Leonel Moreira, portero herediano, fue goleado por el matrimonio – Al Día (Spanish)
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