Edwin Cubero Rivera (11 February 1924 - 8 March 2000) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played for several clubs in Costa Rica and Mexico, enjoying his greatest success with Atlas.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Cubero Rivera | ||
| Date of birth | February 11, 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | San Antonio de Belén, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | March 8, 2000 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Herediano | |||
| Juan Bosco | |||
| 1948 | Sport Club La Libertad | 3 | |
| 1948–1954 | Atlas | (81) | |
| 1954–1955 | Puebla | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in San Antonio de Belén,[2] Cubero is the all-time leading goalscorer for Atlas and was an important part of the club during the 1950-51 season, their first championship-winning season.[3] He joined Puebla after Atlas released him.[4]
Later life and death
editAfter retiring as a player, Cubero founded the Mudanzas Cubero moving company.[2]
In March 2000, Cubero died from renal failure in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Edwin Cubero, el tico que dio un titulo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ a b Historia - Mudanzas Cubero (in Spanish)
- ^ Atlas :: Historia por años[permanent dead link]
- ^ Héroe en casa ajena Edwin Cubero, el máximo artillero histórico del Atlas mexicano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ MUERE COSTARRICENSE CUBERO QUE DIO A ATLAS ÚNICO TÍTULO
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