Costa Rica national football team

Costa Rica
Nickname(s)	Ticos La Sele "Giant Killers"
Association	Costa Rican Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	[Oscar Ramirez]]
Captain	Bryan Ruiz
Most caps	Walter Centeno (137)
Top scorer	Rolando Fonseca (47)
Home Stadium	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA code	CRC
FIFA ranking	1
Highest FIFA ranking	1
World Cup appearances	5 (First in 1990)
Best result	Champions, 2018
CONCACAF Gold Cup appearances	15 (First in 1963)
Best result	Winners; 1963, 1969, 1989

The Costa Rica national football team is the national association football team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.

History

Main article: History of the Costa Rica national football team

FIFA World Cup history

Main article: Costa Rica FIFA World Cup history

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup history

Friendly matches 2013-14

Main article: Costa Rica friendly match history

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Caps and goals updated as of July 5, 2014 after the game against Netherlands.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Keylor Navas	December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15)	58	0	Levante
18	1GK	Patrick Pemberton	May 24, 1982 (1982-05-24)	21	0	Alajuelense
23	1GK	Daniel Cambronero	December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01)	4	0	Herediano
2	2DF	Johnny Acosta	July 21, 1983 (1983-07-21)	27	1	Alajuelense
3	2DF	Giancarlo González	February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)	40	2	Columbus Crew
4	2DF	Michael Umaña	July 16, 1982 (1982-07-16)	87	1	Saprissa
6	2DF	Óscar Duarte	June 3, 1989 (1989-06-03)	15	1	Club Brugge
8	2DF	David Myrie	June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01)	13	0	Herediano
12	2DF	Waylon Francis	September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20)	1	0	Columbus Crew
15	2DF	Júnior Díaz	September 12, 1983 (1983-09-12)	67	1	Mainz 05
16	2DF	Cristian Gamboa	October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24)	30	1	Rosenborg
19	2DF	Roy Miller	November 24, 1984 (1984-11-24)	49	1	New York Red Bulls
5	3MF	Celso Borges	May 27, 1988 (1988-05-27)	68	15	AIK
7	3MF	Christian Bolaños	May 17, 1984 (1984-05-17)	60	2	Unattached
11	3MF	Michael Barrantes	October 4, 1983 (1983-10-04)	52	4	Aalesund
13	3MF	Esteban Granados	October 25, 1985 (1985-10-25)	11	0	Herediano
17	3MF	Yeltsin Tejeda	March 17, 1992 (1992-03-17)	27	0	Saprissa
20	3MF	Diego Calvo	April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)	10	1	Vålerenga
22	3MF	José Miguel Cubero	February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14)	39	2	Herediano
9	4FW	Joel Campbell	June 26, 1992 (1992-06-26)	38	10	Arsenal
10	4FW	Bryan Ruiz	August 18, 1985 (1985-08-18)	68	15	Fulham
14	4FW	Randall Brenes	August 13, 1983 (1983-08-13)	42	8	Cartaginés
21	4FW	Marco Ureña	March 5, 1990 (1990-03-05)	28	8	Kuban Krasnodar

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Esteban Alvarado April 28, 1989 (1989-04-28) 2 0 AZ 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad GK Leonel Moreira January 8, 1990 (1990-01-08) 5 0 Herediano v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 GK Luis Torres March 16, 1985 (1985-03-16) 0 0 Cartaginés 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup DF Heiner Mora October 21, 1984 (1984-10-21) 22 1 Saprissa 2014 FIFA World Cup (Injury) DF Kendall Waston January 21, 1988 (1988-01-21) 2 0 Saprissa 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF José Salvatierra October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10) 26 0 Alajuelense v. Paraguay, March 5, 2014 DF Christopher Meneses May 2, 1990 (1990-05-02) 15 0 Norrköping v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 DF Porfirio Lopez October 9, 1985 (1985-10-09) 6 0 Alajuelense v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 DF Bryan Oviedo February 18, 1990 (1990-02-18) 26 1 Everton v. Australia, November 19, 2013 DF Carlos Johnson March 17, 1984 (1984-03-17) 14 0 Cartaginés v. Mexico, October 15, 2013 DF Juan Diego Madrigal May 21, 1987 (1987-05-21) 7 0 Saprissa 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup MF Carlos Hernández April 9, 1982 (age 32) 39 6 Cartaginés 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Ariel Rodríguez April 22, 1986 (1986-04-22) 16 0 Alajuelense 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Hansell Araúz April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21) 0 0 Saprissa 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Pablo Herrera February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) 25 3 Cartaginés v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 MF Kenny Cunningham June 7, 1985 (1985-06-07) 13 1 Wellington Phoenix v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 MF Mauricio Castillo June 19, 1987 (1987-06-19) 8 1 Qingdao Jonoon v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 MF Rodney Wallace June 17, 1988 (1988-06-17) 16 3 Portland Timbers v. Mexico, October 15, 2013 MF Osvaldo Rodríguez December 17, 1990 (1990-12-17) 11 0 Alajuelense 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup FW Álvaro Saborío March 22, 1982 (1982-03-22) 93 32 Real Salt Lake 2014 FIFA World Cup (Injury) FW Jairo Arrieta August 25, 1983 (1983-08-25) 17 4 Columbus Crew 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad FW John Jairo Ruiz January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10) 1 0 Oostende v. Paraguay, March 5, 2014 FW Jonathan McDonald October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28) 9 0 Alajuelense v. South Korea, January 25, 2014 FW Víctor Núñez April 15, 1980 (1980-04-15) 18 6 Herediano v. Mexico, October 15, 2013 FW Yendrick Ruiz April 12, 1987 (1987-04-12) 5 0 Herediano v. Jamaica, September 10, 2013 Current coaching staff Alumni Former players Main article: List of Costa Rican international players Managers Main article: List of Costa Rica international managers Honours FIFA World Cup Qualifications(5) 1990 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Quarter-Finals, 2018 FIFA World Cup(Current) CONCACAF Championship / CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (3):: 1963, 1969, 1989 Runners-up (1): 2002 Semifinalist (7): 1965, 1971, 1985, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2009, 2017 Copa América Fifth place (1): 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup Winners (7):: 1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, CCCF Championship Winners (7):: 1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961, Panamerican Championship Third place (1): 1956 Fourth place (1): 1960 External links Costa Rica Costa Rican competitions • Costa Rican stadiums • Costa Rican players • Costa Rican clubs • Costa Rican coaches