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On 8 July 2010, León died at age 82 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Diario Extra|title=FALLECE UN PILAR DEL SAPRISSA|url=http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/julio/09/deportes08.php|language=Spanish|date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209150450/http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/julio/09/deportes08.php|archivedate=9 December 2010}}</ref> |
On 8 July 2010, León died at age 82 after suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Diario Extra|title=FALLECE UN PILAR DEL SAPRISSA|url=http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/julio/09/deportes08.php|language=Spanish|date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209150450/http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/julio/09/deportes08.php|archivedate=9 December 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:24, 11 December 2019
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo León Quirós | ||
| Date of death | 8 July 2010 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947– | Saprissa | ||
| Universidad Nacional | |||
| Nicolás Marín | |||
| –1958 | UD Moravia | ||
| International career | |||
| Costa Rica | 17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guillermo "Viriguas" León Quirós (died 7 July 2010)[1] was a Costa Rican football player.
Club career
He played with Deportivo Saprissa during the 1940s and 1950s, 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. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
- ^ Fallece uno de los grandes en la historia del Saprissa Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT Template:Es
- ^ Saprissa cumple 77 años de existencia Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine - Everardo Herrera Template:Es
- ^ Saprissa Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT Template:Es
- ^ Murió exjugador ViriguasLeón - Nación Template:Es
- ^ "FALLECE UN PILAR DEL SAPRISSA" (in Spanish). Diario Extra. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.
External links
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