Toribio Rojas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toribio Rojas Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1945 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Alajuelense | |||
| 1967 | Ramonense | ||
| International career | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Ramonense | |||
| Puntarenas | |||
| San Carlos | |||
| 1993–1995 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1996 | Guanacasteca | ||
| 1997 | Carmelita | ||
| 1997 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 1998–1999 | Fraigcomar | ||
| 2003 | Bayamón-Lincoln | ||
| 2002–2003 | Puerto Rico | ||
| 2006–2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Toribio Rojas Gamboa (born 14 February 1945) is a Costa Rican retired football player who worked for ten years as a manager in Puerto Rico.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Rojas earned his place in the history of Ramonense, when he scored the goal that lifted the team to Costa Rica's top tier in 1968.[2]
Managerial career[edit]
Rojas managed the Costa Rica National team from 1993 to 1995,[3] but was dismissed in January 1996 after failing at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4] In January 1997 he was named manager of Carmelita after resigning from his post at second division Guanacasteca.[5]
In 2006, he announced he would retire in 2009 when his contract with Puerto Rico Islanders would run out.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Toribio Rojas y Henry Duarte Escala de dos legionarios en el país - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Feliz poema futbolero Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches - 1993-2003". RSSSF. 29 November 2003.
- ^ ¡Cayó Toribio! - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Golpe de timón Toribio Rojas dirigirá a Carmelita; Garabet Avedissián asume en Turrialba - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Toribio con el reto de avanzar a Concacaf - Nación (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- [1] (in Spanish)
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- A.D. Ramonense players
- Costa Rican football managers
- Puerto Rico Islanders managers
- USL First Division coaches
- Costa Rica national football team managers
- Puerto Rico national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Puerto Rico
- Liga FPD players