Víctor Cordero Flores (born 9 November 1973) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who has played for Saprissa of the Costa Rican first division.
 Cordero with Saprissa in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Cordero Flores | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2011 | Saprissa | 478 | (27) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2008 | Costa Rica | 51 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCordero made his debut for Saprissa on 1 September 1991 against Limón, coming on as a sub for Alexandre Guimarães[2] and scored his first goal on 29 December 1996 against Cartaginés.[3] He has played his entire career for Saprissa, with whom he has won 11 national championships and three CONCACAF Champions' Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool[4]
He is one of the most title-winning soccer players in Costa Rica's and Saprissa's history, as well as one of Costa Rica's players with most seasons playing under one single team, with 20 straight seasons with Saprissa. He played 478 league games for Saprissa, second to Evaristo Coronado on Saprissa's all-time appearances list.[5]
In May 2011, Cordero announced his retirement from the game.[2]
International
editHe made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1995 friendly match against Jamaica[3] and earned a total of 51 caps, scoring no goals.[6] He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1999[7] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the 2000,[9] 2005[10] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11]
His final international was a June 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification against Grenada.
Personal life
editCordero is married to Sigrid González and they have three sons, Ariel, Julen and Thiago.[3]
Honours
editNational
edit- Primera División de Costa Rica: 11 Titles
- 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010 Clausura
International
editReferences
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.
- ^ a b Víctor Cordero anuncia su retiro del futbol profesional Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Buzón de Rodrigo: Me publicaría un breve historial del defensor Víctor Cordero - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Víctor Cordero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Coronado y Cordero en los records morados Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 1999 - Details[dead link] - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
edit- Víctor Cordero at National-Football-Teams.com