Mario Murillo (footballer)

Mario Murillo
Personal information
Full name Mario Murillo Chaverri
Date of birth (1927-01-24)24 January 1927
Place of birth Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Costa Rica
Date of death 22 November 2012(2012-11-22) (aged 85)
Place of death Costa Rica
Playing position Defender, Midfielder, Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1945 Herediano
1945–1948 Moctezuma
1948–1949 Veracruz
1949 Herediano
1950–1952 Universidad de Bogotá[1] 71 (12)
1952 Litoral
1955–1961 Herediano
National team
1950–1957 Costa Rica 12 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mario Murillo Chaverri (24 January 1927 – 22 November 2012) was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Colombian Professional Football League and Mexican Primera División. He also represented Costa Rica at international level.

Club career

Born in Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Murillo played as a defender, midfielder and goalkeeper. He began his career with local Costa Rican Primera División side C.S. Herediano in 1943. He helped the club to a runner-up finish in the 1943 Costa Rican Primera División season.[2]

Murillo began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Moctezuma de Orizaba in 1945. Three seasons later, he joined Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz for one season. Nicknamed El cañonero,[3] Murillo returned to Herediano briefly before playing professionally in Colombia with Universidad de Bogotá from 1950 to 1952. He also played in Venezuela for Litoral Sport Club.[2]

He finished his playing career in Costa Rica, winning two of his four Primera titles with Herediano in 1956 and 1961. A serious foot injury ended his career in 1961.[4]

International career

Murillo made 12 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, making his debut in 1950.[4]

Personal life

Murillo's brother, Evaristo, was also a professional footballer.[4]

After retiring as a player, Murillo worked 30 years for the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.[5] Murillo died in November 2012.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Universidad statistics @ Golgolgol.net
  2. 1 2 "Mario Murillo Chaverri" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Mario Murillo “El cañonero” nos dijo adiós Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. - Herediano (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 3 González Sánchez, Arturo (9 August 2009). "Los hermanos Murillo Chaverri" [The brothers Murillo Chaverri] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Figuras del ayer: Mario Murillo Chaverri - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Descanse en paz don Mario Murillo" [Rest in peace sir Mario Murillo] (in Spanish). Saprissa. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.


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