José Pablo Fonseca Díaz (born November 25, 1973) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Pablo Fonseca Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1999 | Saprissa | ||
| 1995–1996 | Belén | ||
| Municipal Liberia | |||
| 2002–2003 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2005–2007 | Saprissa | 22 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | UCR | 8 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Ramonense | 39 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2000 | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2014 | |||
Club career
editFonseca had played almost his entire career for Saprissa, where he debuted at the young age of 18 years. He was also played for other Costa Rican teams such as A.D. Belén, Municipal Liberia and C.S. Cartaginés, only to return to Saprissa three years ago when asked by coach Hernan Medford.
With Saprissa, Fonseca won five national championships and three CONCACAF Champions' Cup. He was also part of the squad that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup,[2] where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. That makes him one of the most title-winning soccer players in Costa Rica's and Saprissa's history.
International career
editFonseca made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1996 friendly match against Panama[4] and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 0 goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match [5]
His final international was an August 2000 friendly match against Venezuela.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ Saprissa, tercer lugar en Mundial - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ José Pablo Fonseca dice adiós al futbol - AD Ramonense (in Spanish)
- ^ Oxígeno por las bandas Cristian Aguilar y José Pablo Fonseca debutan hoy en la selección mayor frente a Panamá - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ José Pablo Fonseca – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- José Pablo Fonseca at National-Football-Teams.com
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