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Diego Madrigal Personal information Full name Diego Josué Madrigal Ulloa Date of birth 19 March 1989 Place of birth San José, Costa Rica Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Cerro Porteño Number 11 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008–2010 UCR 36 (8) 2010 Herediano 7 (2) 2011– Cerro Porteño 5 (0) National team‡ 2010– Costa Rica 10 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 27 January 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2011Diego Madrigal (born 19 March 1989 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican football striker. He played for UCR in the Primera División, but in January 2011 he was transferred to Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño. In August 2011, he returned to Herediano.[1]
Career
Madrigal made his Primera debut for UCR in January 2009 and scored his first Primera goal in March of that year.[2]
Madrigal played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[3] Madrigal made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the senior side in a friendly match against Argentina on 26 January 2010.[4]
References
- ^ "Diego Madrigal: Campeonato 2009-2010 Apertura" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=1143&camp=17. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ Jiménez M., Gustavo (2009-10-01). "Madrigal deja una huella universitaria" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/octubre/01/deportes2108182.html.
- ^ Diego Madrigal – FIFA competition record
- ^ AP (2010-01-26). "Diego Maradona returns to bench as Argentina beats Costa Rica 3-2 in friendly". San Francisco Examiner. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/diego-maradona-returns-to-bench-as-argentina-beats-costa-rica-3-2-in-friendly-82761562.html.
Costa Rica squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Costa Rica squad – 2011 Copa América Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- Cerro Porteño footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Costa Rican football biography stubs
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