| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Cordero Brenes | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-04-07)7 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 10 July 2002(2002-07-10) (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1951 | Saprissa | ||
| 1951–1952 | Marte | ||
| 1952–1964 | Saprissa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1963 | Costa Rica | 41 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Saprissa | ||
| 1965 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1968–1970 | Saprissa | ||
| 1980 | Saprissa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Cordero Brenes(7 April 1930 – 10 July 2002) was a Costa Ricanfootball player and coach; he is still considered in his country as one of the topdefenders to have played the game.[1]
Better known asCatato orPiernas de Oro,[2] he was part of theDeportivo Saprissa team that embarked on a World Tour in 1959, becoming the firstLatin American team to do so. Catato was the leader and captain of Deportivo Saprissa during the 1950s and early 1960s. He spent one season in the Mexican league, with Atletico Marte. He retired after a match against the Argentinian team Banfield on 25 December 1964.[2] Catato is remembered for his sportsmanship on and off the field, as well as his excellent positioning, powerful shoot and defensive reliability.
During those years, he played the same role in theCosta Rica national football team, making 41 appearances.[3]
As coach, Catato guided Saprissa to four national titles in the 1960s, adding up to the four he had won previously as a player. He also managedCosta Rica's national team.[4]
He died ofrespiratory arrest on 10 July 2002 in the Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia Hospital in San José.[2]
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