Mario Murillo (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Murillo Chaverri | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 2012 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder, Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1945 | Herediano | ||
| 1945–1948 | Moctezuma | ||
| 1948–1949 | Veracruz | ||
| 1949 | Herediano | ||
| 1950–1952 | Universidad de Bogotá[1] | 71 | (12) |
| 1952 | Litoral | ||
| 1955–1961 | Herediano | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1957 | Costa Rica | 12 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Murillo Chaverri (24 January 1927 – 22 November 2012) was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Colombian Professional Football League and Mexican Primera División. He also represented Costa Rica at international level.
Club career[edit]
Born in Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Murillo played as a defender, midfielder and goalkeeper. He began his career with local Costa Rican Primera División side C.S. Herediano in 1943. He helped the club to a runner-up finish in the 1943 Costa Rican Primera División season.[2]
Murillo began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Moctezuma de Orizaba in 1945. Three seasons later, he joined Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz for one season. Nicknamed El cañonero,[3] Murillo returned to Herediano briefly before playing professionally in Colombia with Universidad de Bogotá from 1950 to 1952. He also played in Venezuela for Litoral Sport Club.[2]
He finished his playing career in Costa Rica, winning two of his four Primera titles with Herediano in 1956 and 1961. A serious foot injury ended his career in 1961.[4]
International career[edit]
Murillo made 12 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, making his debut in 1950.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Murillo's brother, Evaristo, was also a professional footballer.[4]
After retiring as a player, Murillo worked 30 years for the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.[5] Murillo died in November 2012.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Universidad statistics[permanent dead link] @ Golgolgol.net
- ^ a b "Mario Murillo Chaverri" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Mario Murillo “El cañonero” nos dijo adiós Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Herediano (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c González Sánchez, Arturo (9 August 2009). "Los hermanos Murillo Chaverri" [The brothers Murillo Chaverri] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
- ^ Figuras del ayer: Mario Murillo Chaverri - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Descanse en paz don Mario Murillo" [Rest in peace sir Mario Murillo] (in Spanish). Saprissa. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Mario Murillo – FIFA competition record (archived)
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