Manuel Gerardo Ureña Picado (born 6 July 1955) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1970s and 1980s. He is the current manager of Costa Rican Primera División side Belén.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Gerardo Ureña Picado | ||
| Date of birth | July 6, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unknown | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1986 | Saprissa | ||
| 1986–1987 | San Carlos | ||
| 1987–1988 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Costa Rica | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Sagrada Familia | ||
| 2002–2008 | Costa Rica U-17 | ||
| 2009 | Guanacasteca | ||
| 2010–2012 | Aserrí | ||
| 2015 | Belén | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editWith Saprissa, he won three national championships, starting off as part of the Saprissa team that won 6 national championships in a row during the 70's.[1] He later had spells at San Carlos and Pérez Zeledón.[2]
International career
editNicknamed el Puro, Ureña played for Costa Rica, earning 7 caps.[2] He represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 1980.[3]
Managerial career
editHe has also coached Costa Rica national football team, at the U-17 level[4] but was fired in October 2008 after coaching different national age group teams for over 100 matches.[5] In September 2010 he was announced manager of second division Aserrí.[6]
He became minor league coordinator at Saprissa in 2012.[7] In February 2015, Ureña was appointed manager of Belén.[8]
References
edit- ^ "75 Years of History". Deportivo Saprissa. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ a b Gerardo Ureña ‘Vinimos bien preparados’- Puro en datos - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Gerardo Ureña – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Puro apunta a dos direcciones con una misma base". La Prensa Libre. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ Equipo Sub-17 Fedefutbol despide al Puro Ureña - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ “El Puro” regresa al banquillo - Liga de Ascenso (in Spanish)
- ^ Saprissa presentó su nuevo plan de liga menor - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Manuel Gerardo 'Puro' Ureña es el nuevo técnico de Belén - Nación (in Spanish)
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