| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Rodríguez Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 2017 (aged 82) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1959 | Saprissa | ||
| 1960 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1961–1964 | Municipal | ||
| 1965–1966 | Saprissa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1955–1961 | Costa Rica | 43 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Municipal | ||
| 1968–1970 | Cartaginés | ||
| 1969 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1971–1976 | Saprissa | ||
| 1978 | Aurora | ||
| 1978–1980 | Herediano | ||
| 1981–1984 | Real España | ||
| 1984–1986 | Puntarenas | ||
| 1989 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1990–1991 | FAS | ||
| 1995–1996 | Xelajú | ||
| 1999–2000 | Costa Rica | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marvin Rodríguez Ramírez (26 November 1934 – 16 October 2017) was aCosta Ricanfootball coach andmidfielder.
He coached theCosta Rica national football team to its debut at theWorld Cup in 1990.
Born in barrio Don Bosco,San José,[1] Rodríguez was a local star playing forDeportivo Saprissa back in the 1950s and 1960s. He was part of the Saprissa team that went on a world tour in 1959, becoming the first Latin American team to do such a trip. He also played forMunicipal ofGuatemala between 1961 and 1964, where he became player-manager. He retired as a player with Saprissa in 1966 after breaking his ankle.[1]
In addition to his club career, Rodríguez made 43 playing appearances for theCosta Rica national football team,[2] scoring 7 goals.[1] In the 1950s, he was part of the team known asChaparritos de Oro,[3] which against all odds won a silver medal at thePan-American Games held inBuenos Aires. He represented his country in 14FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]
As a coach, Rodríguez managed his former playing club Saprissa during different stints in the 1970s and early 1980s. He won four national championships coaching Saprissa in the 1970s,[5] to add to the several championships that he had won previously with the team as a player. Most significantly, he led unfashionablePuntarenas to the 1986 league title. As of August 2013, he had coached 683 matches and won 6 Costa Rican league games.[6]
In 1988, he coached Costa Rica's national squad, guiding the team to its first World Cup qualification. Despite such success, he did not coach the team during the1990 World Cup finals, asBora Milutinovic was assigned that duty[7] by theCosta Rican Football Federation. Later, Rodríguez coachedMunicipal,Aurora andXelajú in Guatemala, winning the national league title with each team as well.[8]
Rodríguez was married to Flor de María Vega Durán until his death and they had 4 children together.[9]
Rodríguez died on 16 October 2017.[10]
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